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Chair friendly grocery carts arrive at popular grocery store chain

Friday, November 1st, 2019

 

Publix, a popular grocery store chain with stores in the Southeast, has long lived by its slogan: “Where shopping is a pleasure.” Now, Publix is making shopping more pleasurable for customers in wheelchairs. Designed to hook onto the front of a wheelchair, the cart enables people in chairs to roll themselves up and down the aisles without having to push the cart. Watch this news story:  https://www.fox13news.com/news/publix-rolls-out-new-shopping-carts-for-wheelchair-bound-customers-1

Highly Experienced Rehab Consultant Melissa Freeman Joins ATF Medical

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

We are delighted to welcome Melissa Freeman, ATP, CEAS to ATF Medical as Senior Rehabilitation Consultant.

Melissa brings more than 30 years of experience in assistive technology, vocational rehabilitation, disability training, and seating and mobility services.  Her main responsibilities are to analyze our all-inclusive medical equipment and adaptive housing recommendations and prepare rationales for the recommended solutions.  These explanations will help adjusters better understand the equipment and housing needs and enable them to authorize critical equipment needs faster and more smoothly.  Learn more about Melissa and email her hello at mfreeman@atfmedical.com.

Visit ATF Medical at the Georgia Work Comp Show

Wednesday, August 7th, 2019

ATF Medical will be exhibiting at the State Board of Workers’ Compensation Educational conference (aka the Georgia Work Comp Show) and we’d love to meet you there! The conference will be held August 25-28 at the Hotel at Avalon & Alpharetta Conference Center in Atlanta Georgia.

Visit Booth E-125 to find out how we “own” the whole durable medical equipment piece of your workers’ comp claim. We do it all – evaluate housing and DME needs, select and order the right equipment, educate and work with your injured worker and caregivers, and provide efficient adaptive housing solutions.

We specialize in catastrophic claims and our service will knock your socks off! Drop by our booth and we’ll give you a new pair.

Meet Us in Maryland

Thursday, July 18th, 2019

The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Educational Association’s annual conference – known as MWCEA – will be held September 22-26 at the Clarion Resort in Ocean City, Maryland.

Meet us there to learn how we can staff all the durable medical equipment – including all the rehab technology, mobility equipment and adaptive housing solutions – your claim needs.  We provide comprehensive solutions for all your equipment needs.  And, we don’t just deliver & drop; our specialists train injured workers on the benefits and use of each tool, maintain and repair equipment, and monitor its ongoing use.  In short, we become the injured worker’s go-to for all things DME.  It’s just another way we take work off your desk.

Mobile Reptile

Monday, July 15th, 2019

It’s all about creativity – DME and mobility solutions don’t have to cost an arm – or in this case – 2 legs. Check out this cool story about an innovative veterinary team that developed a mobility solution for box turtle.

 

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Our expert staff is ready to oversee the selection, fit, client education and user satisfaction. We take the long view - responding to inquiries promptly and staying in touch, one-on-one - for the duration of the injured workers’ recovery.