Acquisition expands ATG’s customer base in Colorado helps ensure continued rehab services for Rocky Mountain Medical Equipment clients
[Rocky Hill, Conn., January 11, 2012]- ATG Rehab, a leading complex rehabilitation equipment provider of wheelchairs and mobility equipment, has acquired the complex rehabilitation technology business segment of Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Medical Equipment (RMME). RMME has been a provider of complex rehabilitation technology, prosthetics, orthotics, wound care, bathroom safety and electrotherapy for more than 19 years. While RMME will no longer offer wheelchairs and mobility equipment to its clients, it will continue to offer its other services from its Denver, CO location.
“Like Rocky Mountain Medical Equipment, ATG Rehab is dedicated to improving our customers’ quality of life,” said, ATG Rehab President & CEO, Paul Bergantino. “Under the expert care of the Assistive Technology Professionals (ATP’s) who will join the ATG team, RMME’s 3,100 customers in Colorado will experience a seamless transition in services. ATG will continue to build upon the rehab services Rocky Mountain Medical Equipment has provided its clients, using the most advanced technologies and the best seating and mobility products in the industry.”
“Changes in the medical environment and continued reductions in reimbursement have made it difficult for small, locally-owned companies like Rocky Mountain Medical Equipment to uphold their uncompromising standards,” said Rocky Mountain Medical Equipment President Jody Wright. “Working with ATG Rehab made perfect sense for us, by allowing us to maintain our commitment to our customers and ensure that their complex rehab needs are met at a high level.”
RMME’s Denver office, led by owners, Jody & Julie Wright, will remain open for all other business lines. ATG Rehab will operate RMME’s former Colorado Springs office, located at 5620 N. Union Blvd. This location and ATG’s current Colorado Springs office at 5869 Terminal Ave. will eventually be consolidated into one location in the coming months.
ATG Rehab’s current Lakewood and Colorado Springs offices work with dozens of hospitals and rehab facilities in the region including; Children’s Hospital, Craig Hospital and Northern Colorado Medical Center.
“We’re excited to welcome Rocky Mountain Medical Equipment’s rehab staff to the ATG team,” said ATG Rehab Mountain Region President Michele Longo. “Their familiarity with our new customers and area clinicians will help us continue to offer quick, responsive wheelchair and mobility equipment service in a way that meets their specific needs.”
About ATG Rehab
ATG Rehab is one of North America’s leading rehab equipment providers of wheelchairs and mobility equipment with U.S. locations coast to coast. Established in 1999, ATG Rehab is privately held, now with 42 locations servicing 24 states and is accredited by the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation. ATG Rehab is known for customized customer care with a trained, knowledgeable staff that delivers localized focus and outstanding service.
The company’s mobility and seating solutions include power wheelchairs, manual and lightweight wheelchairs, adaptive seating, standing and positioning frames, specialty ambulatory and toileting aids, specialty bathing aides, rental equipment and portable ramps.
ATG Rehab has contracts with over 100 local and national health insurance companies including the largest managed care providers. The company is also a principal participant in a nationwide provider network to ensure access to payers. ATG Rehab and its national network go the extra mile to provide case management, continuing education on seating and mobility, a custom fabrication shop, certified repair technicians, a dedicated network of healthcare providers and reimbursement support and expertise.
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