In addition to the cast from Push Girls, ATG’s very own Vern Nielsen, ATP from Fresno, CA, was among the many exhibitors at the “Patient Reunion & Community Health Fair” at the rehabilitation hospital’s annual event. ATG is one of only two Complex Rehabilitation Technology providers that attend the event that offers information and resources to clients and families. There were over 60-booths offering a wide variety of resources and information, including; Home Care, VNA, Vehicle Conversions, Home Modifications, and the Fresno State Physical Therapy and Nursing programs, to name just a few. As a part of the annual event’s Reunion-theme, the staff invites all the past patients and their family members and dispenses awards for the Most Inspirational & Hardest Working patients.

The hospital invited the cast of Push Girls from the reality show on Sundance Channel. They spoke to all the SCI patients at a dinner the night before and attended the health fair where they signed autographs and spoke about their injuries and how to cope with the challenges of having a sudden disability. The hospital estimated over a thousand people attended, despite the 100+ degree day in the Central Valley.

From left to right; Duane Goodwin, Tiphany Adams, Auti Angel, and Brent Treichel, OT
Vern Nielsen, ATP, finds some shade at the ATG Rehab booth