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Petersen Medical — A Proud Sponsor of Camp Kostopulous
July 13, 2010 — Petersen Medical
Saturday, July 10th, 2010, was the first annual Wasatch Wheelchair Rally held at beautiful Liberty Park in Salt Lake City. This event was organized to raise funds for Camp Kostopulos' year-round adaptive recreation programs and activities for more than one thousand youth and adults with physical and mental disabilities.
Petersen Medical not only had the opportunity to participate as a sponsor for this great event, but also sent volunteers to answer mobility questions and inspect wheelchairs for spectators and race participants.
We even provided free water!
It was great to participate in the support of such a great cause. Several employees brought their children to help. What a great way to promote acceptance and understanding for people with special needs.
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Petersen Medical Employees Cut 120 Bear Kits for the Utah Children's Justice Center.
January 6, 2010 — Petersen Medical
At Petersen Medical, one of our core values is “serving others first”. As part of that value and our commitment to serve the community, we have committed to participating in at least one service project each month.
For April, our service was focused on the Utah Children’s Justice Centers and the teddy bears provided to children who have been abused. The bears are donated by a volunteer group called the “Teddy Bear Ladies”
Utah’s Children’s Justice Centers provide a child-friendly atmosphere designed to help children feel safe and comfortable while they are being interviewed regarding alleged abuse.
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Petersen Medical Employees Stock Anna's Treasures for Young Pregnant Women
April 27, 2010 — Petersen Medical
The Pregnancy Resource Center is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to helping those unprepared for pregnancy. They help young women learn about their pregnancy options and help them through difficult times. One of the services they provide is called Anna's Treasures. Anna's Treasures is their baby boutique filled with baby items to help those in need. Young mothers earn Mommy Dollars by attending parenting classes. These dollars can be spent in the baby boutique on items that they need. They carry maternity clothes, layettes, and infant and toddler clothes. Other items they offer include diapers, baby wipes, baby bottles, nursing needs, formula, baby furniture, new car seats and toys.
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Company Gives Back to Community in a Major Way as Thanks for 40 Years of Business
April 28, 2009 — Petersen Medical
PARKCITY.TV
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (April 28, 2009) — Petersen Medical— a company providing high-quality home medical equipment to Utahns and Coloradoans with in-home respiratory, mobility and medical equipment needs—celebrated its 40 years of business by conducting 40 acts of giving and service that reached throughout Utah, Colorado, nationally and even internationally. The celebration of service included community service, charitable contributions, community beautification, education and cultural contributions.
With six retail locations in Utah and Colorado and a corporate office, Petersen Medical was able to make a difference on a broad scale, with such acts of service as helping build a house for Habitat for Humanity, giving a Ronald McDonald House room a complete makeover, volunteering for the Special Olympics Indoor Games, providing Thanksgiving dinners and pies to select families, sending supplies with respiratory therapists volunteering in Africa, donating to flood victims and so much more. -
Petersen Medical — Built to Last
January 5, 2008 — Petersen Medical
HME Today Magazine
May 2008 — by Rich Smith
Retail sales and political advocacy are keys to surviving competitive bidding at Petersen Medical.
In 2001, when Tom Bradley acquired Utah-based HME provider Petersen Medical, the venerable company employed a staff of 20. Today, just 7 years later, it has a payroll bearing the names of 80.
This fourfold swelling of the ranks was in part a response to the rapid expansion of Petersen Medical's retail presence: in that short time, the organization went from one retail location to six. Significantly, at every store, emphasis was placed on the merchandising of not just big-ticket items, but also the mundane sundries, such as bandages and compression hosiery. "Many HME retail suppliers shy away from carrying the everyday smaller items because of the inventory issues involved," says Bradley, the company's president. "But often what brings customers into the store is those smaller items."
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NAIMES Forms Board of Directors—Tom Bradley, President and CEO of Petersen Medical Named as One of the Board Members
December 11, 2007 — Petersen Medical
HomeCare Magazine
HALIFAX, Va. November 12, 2007 --The National Association of Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers, launched in April as a grassroots advocacy and support organization, announced its initial board of directors on Wednesday.
H. Wayne Sale, RCP, president of Health First in Richmond, Va., will serve as board chairman. -
Bills Update: Industry Keeps Truckin'
May 3, 2007 — Petersen Medical
HMENews
By Liz Beaulieu Managing Editor — 03.05.2007
WASHINGTON - The HME industry expects Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., to re-introduce the Hobson-Tanner bill this week, possibly with two new provisions that would further soften the blow of national competitive bidding.
Rumor has it the bill may include an any-willing-provider provision, allowing any provider to supply HME if he agrees to do so at the competitive bidding price. Previous versions of the bill made that exemption only for small businesses.
The bill may also include a provision requiring CMS to study competitive bidding's affect on access and providers.
"(Rep. Tanner) continues to recognize the concern that competitive bidding creates in the beneficiary and provider communities," said Walt Gorski, vice president of government affairs for AAHomecare.
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Petersen Medical Supports Community Through Local Charity
January 30, 2007 — Petersen Medical
Petersen Medical, a leading provider of home medical equipment and dedicated in-home professional service, today announced that it has donated over $1,700 to the Samaritan Outreach Network Project (SON Project) in an effort to support and give back to the community. The SON Project is a non-profit organization that aids both youth and adults in overcoming drug addiction.
"Since its inception the SON Project has strived to enrich and protect the lives of teenagers and adults throughout the community," said Dan Grinder, president of the SON Project. "By educating parents and at-risk youth we feel we can save individuals from the pain and devastation that drug and alcohol addiction can bring. Only through charitable donations made by caring community members can we help these individuals in need. We are extremely grateful to Petersen Medical for its generous donation and obvious concern for our community." -
Price Reintroduces Bill to Repeal O2 Cap
January 29, 2007 — Petersen Medical
WASHINGTON — January 29, 2007--Last Monday, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., reintroduced the Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act.
The bill would repeal the Deficit Reduction Act's rental cap on Medicare home oxygen and restore ownership of equipment to providers.
H.R. 621, its official designation this time around, is a carbon copy of legislation introduced in the last congressional session by Price, a physician, and Michigan Rep. Joe Schwarz, also a physician. (See HomeCare Monday, June 5, 2006.)
Known as H.R. 5513, last year's bill picked up 84 cosponsors but was referred to committee with no action before the 109th Congress adjourned. Schwarz, an ear, nose and throat surgeon, had vowed to reintroduce the bill if it didn't pass, but he was defeated in Michigan's Republican primary. -
Tom Bradley, President and CEO of Petersen Medical, Nominated President of UTMED
January 17, 2007 — Petersen Medical
New Medical Group Names Nominee for State President
Deseret News
Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007
12:08 a.m. MST
Petersen Medical said Tuesday that its president and chief executive officer, Tom Bradley, has been nominated as president of a recently formed state association called Utah Medical Equipment Dealers.
Petersen Medical and Alpine Home Medical Equipment formed the association in late September in part to advance the home medical equipment industry through education and shared standards.
Petersen provides home medical equipment and in-home professional services.
Utah has more than 30 HME dealers. Currently, Bradley and UTMED are focusing on responding to rule modifications made by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and new legislation passed by Congress, including the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. -
Petersen Medical and Alpine Home Medical Equipment Lead New Medical Association -- the Utah Medical Equipment Dealers
January 16, 2007 — Petersen Medical
Petersen Medical, a leading provider of home medical equipment and dedicated in-home professional service, today announced that Tom Bradley, president and CEO of Petersen Medical, has been nominated president of the recently formed state association Utah Medical Equipment Dealers (UTMED).
UTMED was created by Petersen Medical and Alpine Home Medical Equipment in late September to advocate the needs of patients and advance the home medical equipment (HME) industry through education and shared standards. -
Petersen Medical Donates Equipment to CHOICE Humanitarian
October 18, 2006 — Petersen Medical
Publication: Business Wire
Date: Wednesday, October 18 2006
Medical Equipment Donated to Support Humanitarian Missions across the Globe
SALT LAKE CITY -- Petersen Medical, a leading provider of home medical equipment and dedicated in-home professional service, today announced a donation of medical equipment to CHOICE Humanitarian. CHOICE, an organization well known for creating systems of self-development whereby third-world villagers have the skills and resources to improve their own lives, will use the equipment to support missions to Kenya, Guatemala, Bolivia, Mexico, Vietnam and other countries in need.
"This is a very generous gift that Petersen Medical is making available to villages with medical needs," said Mitchell Wade, CEO of CHOICE Humanitarian. "Often located in rural and poor areas, it's very difficult for these villages to get access to this type of equipment. We are extremely grateful for the donation." -
Rehabbing Rehabilitation - Getting Creative with Rehabilitation Approaches
December 9, 2006 — Petersen Medical
Article available online at: http://www.therapytimes.com/091206REHAB
The 2006 National Rehabilitation Awareness Week, September 17 - 23, is an observance to recognize the determination of more than 50 million Americans with disabilities. In observance of this special week, Therapy Times is featuring four inspirational case studies of creative therapy professionals improving rehabilitation techniques to help their patients overcome injuries or illnesses and live life to the fullest.Physical Therapy - Overcoming Obstacles with a Dual Product Approach
Ten years, two children and half a dozen life-changing events later, Lisa Barkel is closer than ever to achieving her goal of walking again. Barkel was injured in a motor vehicle collision that left her a C-8 tetraplegic, ASIA A.
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Getting In Step
January 8, 2006 — Petersen Medical
Petersen Medical employees participate in local 5K asthma walk to reach out to patients, referrals
By Theresa Flaherty, HMENews Associate Editor - 08.2006
Petersen Medical employees hit the pavement alongside asthma sufferers in June as part of the Salt Lake Asthma Walk and 5K.
It was a good way to get out and meet asthma patients and their families, as well as referral sources, said Petersen CEO Tom Bradley. -
Petersen Medical Partners with the American Lung Association in Support of the Salt Lake Asthma Walk and 5K
June 16, 2006 — Petersen Medical
Salt Lake City, UT– June 16, 2006 – Petersen Medical, a leading provider of home medical equipment and dedicated in-home professional service, today announced its financial support of this year’s Salt Lake Asthma Walk and 5K, With this sponsorship, Petersen Medical joins with the Utah chapter of the American Lung Association in support of this year's event-beginning June 17, 2006 in Sugarhouse Park at 9:00 am-to help more than 60,000 Utah residents who suffer from Asthma.
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Unit Lets Residents Breathe Easier
May 16, 2006 — Petersen Medical
The Spectrum–St George, UT– May 16, 2006 – By Rachel Tueller
Until recently, a simple trip to Colorado was a complicated event for John Clark and his wife, Janice. Living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease required John to carry numerous bottles of oxygen when traveling while relying on a large stationary concentrator for in-home use.
But a new lightweight, portable oxygen concentrator system, Inogen One, changed things for Clark. -
Oxygen on the Go, Anywhere You Go
August 5, 2006 — Petersen Medical
Salt Lake City, UT– May 8, 2006 - Ed Yeates Reporting
Oxygen on the go, no matter where you go. For people with congestive heart failure or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, a new small portable machine is about all they need anymore to help them breathe.
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Petersen Medical Introduces Next-Generation Oxygen Concentrator
April 26, 2006 — Petersen Medical
Salt Lake City, UT– April. 26, 2006 –Petersen Medical, a leading provider of home medical equipment and dedicated in-home professional service, today announced that the company will be the first provider of the Inogen One system for the state of Utah. The new lightweight product is the industry’s leading tank-free portable oxygen concentrator system. The Inogen One is designed to specifically help patients with limiting respiratory conditions breathe easier while enhancing their mobility and quality of life.
