Tag: Norco
NCART adds four members
December 4, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – NCART added four new members in November: manufacturers Homecare Products and Invacare; and suppliers Norco and Laurel Medical Solutions. “We’re grateful to all our members for their support and privileged to work alongside each of them to protect and enhance access to CRT in the community,” the organization stated. “If your company provides or manufactures CRT, help us fight the negative trends in coverage and payment that continue to mount. Your support...
In brief: Tomorrow Health exits supply biz, Samaritan Medical sells to Norco
May 26, 2023HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Tomorrow Health has closed its first-party HME supply business to “remove barriers and unlock new opportunities” for its network of home-based care providers, the company has announced.
Tomorrow Health's decision to concentrate on its technology for supplier partners comes as the broader health care ecosystem shifts its strategic priorities and seeks greater support in enabling the delivery and reimbursement of quality home-based care, it says.
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Samaritan Medical Supplies sells to Norco Medical
May 24, 2023HME News Staff
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Samaritan Health Services has completed the sale of its durable medical equipment business, Samaritan Medical Supplies, to Boise, Idaho-based Norco Medical.
“We chose Norco for several reasons, but primarily because they are a well-established family- and employee-owned company based in the Northwest that is highly focused on the customers and its employees who serve them,” said Marty Cahill, CEO of Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital and Samaritan Medical...
Repair issues at ‘overflow point’
June 10, 2022Liz Beaulieu, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – Complex rehab stakeholders are amplifying their efforts to resolve issues around repairs, with right-to-repair bills being introduced in more and more states and one recently approved in Colorado.
These bills, which can vary from state to state, typically allow consumers to buy parts directly from manufacturers and repair their own equipment.
“It was bubbling up before the pandemic and supply chain issues, and it’s an overflow point now,” said Dan Fedor,...
Norco to host fundraiser
July 26, 2018HME News Staff
SPOKANE, Wash. - Norco will host a fundraiser for Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., on Aug. 6 at its location here. VGM will co-host. McMorris Rodgers has been a champion for the HME industry: In 2017 she introduced H.R. 4229, a bill that would provide relief from Medicare's competitive bidding program in non-bid areas and that has 155 co-sponsors. Individual sponsors are $75; PAC sponsors $1,000; and host sponsors $2,500. For questions or to RSVP, contact Emily Harken at emily.harken@vgm.com.
Hill briefing: Associations tag team on access issues
February 15, 2018HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - AAHomecare and the American Thoracic Society held a well-attended Capitol Hill briefing on Feb. 14 to detail access problems for patients.
Al Dobson, president of Dobson DaVanzo & Associates and the lead on “Analysis on the Impact of Competitive Bidding on Medicare Beneficiary Access to Durable Medical Equipment,” a study commissioned by AAHomecare, detailed how 77% of case managers report difficulty discharging patients; and 52% of patients report difficulty...
'Shake-up' in Yakima gives Norco opportunity
November 21, 2017Tracy Orzel
BOISE, Idaho - Norco filled a major gap in its footprint recently when it acquired Freedom Medical Supply in Yakima, Wash.“We had patients being discharged into Yakima but we weren't able to service them because we didn't have a store there,” said Ned Pontious, president of Norco.Norco offers respiratory, sleep therapy and mobility, and produces welding and industrial gases. The company has 1,200 employees and more than 80 branch locations in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Nevada,...
In brief: Norco expands footprint, HealthSplash buys DMERX
September 15, 2017HME News Staff
BOISE, Idaho - Norco has acquired Freedom Medical Supply in Yakima, Wash., a strategic addition to its existing business in central Washington. Norco will assume ownership of Freedom Medical Supply on Oct. 1. “We are excited to have Norco in place locally to provide a wider range of products, services and experience to our valued customers,” said Mitch Rose, managing owner of Freedom Medical Supply. “We have the same staff and will continue to provide the best service.” Freedom...
Norco expands footprint in Washington
September 12, 2017HME News Staff
BOISE, Idaho - Norco has acquired Freedom Medical Supply in Yakima, Wash., a strategic addition to its existing business in central Washington. Norco will assume ownership of Freedom Medical Supply on Oct. 1. “We are excited to have Norco in place locally to provide a wider range of products, services and experience to our valued customers,” said Mitch Rose, managing owner of Freedom Medical Supply. “We have the same staff and will continue to provide the best service.” Freedom...
Providers grow through buys
February 21, 2014Theresa Flaherty
YARMOUTH, Maine - A pair of acquisitions that closed in January highlight the mindset of growing regional providers.On the East Coast, Harrisburg, Pa.-based Dynamic Healthcare Services (DHS) acquired Clarion, Pa.-based Progressive Home Medical Equipment. Progressive holds a Round 1 re-compete respiratory contract for the Pittsburgh competitive bidding area (CBA), something that DHS did not.“Given our presence in that market, it was important to retain a bid contract,” said Michael Holloway,...