Rocky Hill, Conn., June 30, 2011 – ATG Rehab, a leading rehab equipment provider of wheelchairs and mobility equipment, today announced that it has acquired Baltimore, Md.-based Chesapeake Rehab Equipment, Inc. (CRE), a provider of assistive technology equipment and services with 13 branches in six Mid-Atlantic states. This move marks the largest acquisition in ATG Rehab’s history, as well as the largest ever in the complex rehabilitation industry.

Assistive Technology Professionals (ATPs) in each of Chesapeake’s current offices will continue working at those locations and caring for customers within ATG Rehab’s new Mid-Atlantic region, which serves more than 35 hospitals and rehabilitation facilities.

“Our agreement with Chesapeake extends ATG’s reach, allowing us to deliver services in a new area of the country,” said ATG Rehab President and CEO Paul Bergantino. “Chesapeake’s long-standing reputation of excellence and strong community presence in the provision of mobility and adaptive seating equipment — under the careful watch of some of the best ATPs in the industry — is a tremendous and exciting addition to the ATG team.“

“We’ve been talking for many years about putting the two organizations together. The time is now right for us to do so,” said Chesapeake Rehab President and Founder Gary Gilberti, who will become president of ATG Rehab’s new Mid-Atlantic region. “After a decade-long courtship, this is a great marriage of two organizations that, as one, will be able to provide an improved level of service and realize operational economies-of-scale. It’s a true ‘one plus one equals three’ opportunity.”

ATG Rehab will establish offices in the cities and states served by Chesapeake — Baltimore, Cumberland and Salisbury, Md.; Newark, Del.; Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philadelphia, Pa.; Charlotte, Raleigh, Fayetteville and Wilmington, N.C.; Murrell’s Inlet, S.C.; and Roanoke and Richmond, Va. The acquisition will add approximately 170 staff members, 29 of which are highly trained ATPs, to the ATG Rehab team. These professionals will be able to draw upon the expertise of ATPs in ATG’s coast-to-coast offices, from Seattle to Atlanta and San Diego to Boston, to enhance how they provide equipment and support to local customers.

“Clinicians and clients in the area will see the same familiar faces and experienced team of ATPs they have come to trust and rely upon, but those ATPs will now be equipped with the most advanced technology in the industry, accelerating their delivery of complex rehab equipment,” said David Law, ATG’s vice president of operations.