The
beautiful thing about living in Henry County is that you
always know somebody who can find out just about anything you can dream
of.
The
other morning, I heard Taylor from a 104.7 FM (The Fish) says that
she and her husband were wanting to find a prosthetics-centered charity
to donate to for the Haiti Relief effort. I thought that's it. That's
how I want our family to help in the Haiti Relief Effort--donate to a
prosthetics-centered charity.
That
afternoon, while sitting in the carpool line I saw the mother,
(Paige Spratlin) of a double ampute girl, Adanech, walk by. I asked her
how I could find that out, and, ....well she got right on it. She
called her provider of prosthetics, Hanger Orthopedic Group, and they
had just released this press release.
Apparently,
we were not the only ones with this idea.
So,
if you were waiting to find a Haiti relief effort that you
can be sure will make a difference, consider this posting of Hanger's
Press Release.
For Immediate Release
January
21, 2010
Press Contact:
Jennifer Bittner,
904-249-4210
jbittner@hanger.com
Hanger
Orthopedic Group to Donate $250,000 in Funding and Orthopedic Devices
to Haiti
Earthquake Relief Efforts
Bethesda,
MD
—
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (Hanger) and its philanthropic
organization The Hanger
Ivan R. Sabel Foundation announced today that it will provide $250,000
in
funding and orthopedic devices to assist with the medical needs of
those
affected by the earthquake in Haiti.
A
direct cash
donation of $25,000 and a contribution of $225,000 in orthopedic
devices, including
neck and back braces, limb immobilizers, fracture boots, wrist splints,
and cervical
collars, will be donated to two charitable organizations currently
providing
care in Haiti – Physicians for Peace and Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere).
“We
feel deeply for the people affected by this profound
tragedy and we hope our contribution will help ease some of the
suffering,”
Hanger President and CEO Tom Kirk
said. “As
the largest provider of
orthotic and prosthetic patient care, we see firsthand everyday the
hope that
can be instilled by restoring mobility and functionality to those with
severe
orthopedic injuries.
We will continue to
work
with
Physicians
for Peace and Project HOPE, as well as other non-profits, to define the
clinical need and the logistics to provide care and services in Haiti.”
In
addition to
the funding and device donations, many of Hanger’s 1,100+
prosthetists and
orthotists have expressed interest in providing care and clinical
expertise in Haiti.
To
learn more
about the aforementioned non-profit organizations receiving donations
from
Hanger for the people of Haiti,
please visit Physicians for Peace www.physiciansforpeace.org
and Project HOPE www.projecthope.org.
About
Hanger Orthopedic Group,
Inc.:
Hanger
Orthopedic Group, Inc., headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland,
is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic patient care
services. Hanger is the market leader in the United States, owning and
operating 669 patient care centers in 45 states and the District of
Columbia,
with over 3,700 employees including 1,095 practitioners (as of
September 30,
2009). Hanger is organized into four units. The two key operating units
are
patient care, which consists of nationwide orthotic and prosthetic
practice
centers, and distribution, which consists of distribution centers
managing the supply
chain of orthotic and prosthetic componentry to Hanger and third party
patient
care centers. The third is Linkia, which is the first and only provider
network
management company for the orthotics
and
prosthetics industry. The fourth unit, Innovative Neurotronics,
introduces
emerging neuromuscular technologies developed through independent
research in a
collaborative effort with industry suppliers worldwide. For more
information on
Innovative Neurotronics, Inc. or the WalkAide®, visit
www.ininc.us. For more
information on Hanger, visit www.hanger.com.
This
document may contain forward-looking statements
relating to the Company's revenues, contracts and operations. The
United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe
harbor"
for certain forward-looking statements. Statements relating to future
revenues,
contracts and operations in this document reflect the current views of
management. However, various risks, uncertainties and contingencies
could cause
actual results or performance to differ materially from those expressed
in, or
implied by, these statements, including the Company's ability to enter
into and
derive benefits from managed care contracts, the demand for the
Company's
orthotic and prosthetic services and products and the other factors
identified
in the Company's periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly these
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future
events or otherwise.
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