Tag: EZ-access
EZ-ACCESS among those challenging import ruling
January 14, 2025HME News Staff
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky., and OLDSMAR, Fla. – EZ-ACCESS and MI Metals, a manufacturer of aluminum extrusions, say they are disappointed with a recent ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission that allows aluminum extrusions from 14 countries, including China and India, to enter the U.S. market without what they say are necessary duties. The decision, which has been appealed, has substantial implications for American manufacturers and threatens to undermine the quality of products and...
EZ-ACCESS, PBR partner on marketing campaign
September 23, 2024HME News Staff
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – EZ-ACCESS, the official ramp and accessibility provider of Professional Bull Riders, has outfitted the Davis Rodeo Ranch in Archdale, N.C., with ramps and viewing platforms to provide world champion bull rider Jerome Davis with unfettered access to his world-class ranch and training facility. Following his debilitating bull riding accident in 1998, Davis remains a successful and inspirational figure within the PBR community. “EZ-ACCESS has provided me with the mobility...
Home accessibility continues to evolve
August 30, 2024HME News Staff
The home accessibility market is still relatively young, but it has come a long way in that short time. Most importantly, the HME industry is increasingly taking ownership of it, says Jim Greatorex, vice president of Waterloo, Iowa-based VGM’s Live at Home division.
“Over the past seven years, 75% of DMEs now have a stand-alone home accessibility business,” Greatorex said. “They have created a home access industry, with in-house contractors and subcontractors, including...
Many dimensions to home accessibility
October 4, 2022John Andrews
“Aging in place” is really what the home medical equipment field is all about. Enabling seniors to live in their own homes safely and comfortably can alleviate the need for them to move into assisted living or skilled nursing facilities, leading to happier, more satisfying lives.
One major obstacle to creating a manageable living space is the inaccessibility of many homes – especially older homes. Some projects may require major modifications to both exterior and interior,...
In brief: Home ventilation’s benefits, California’s win, EZ-Access' expansion
July 8, 2022HME News Staff
LAFAYETTE, La. – Viemed Healthcare has published a third peer-reviewed study demonstrating the benefits of non-invasive ventilation at home.
Using 100% research identifiable fee-for-service Medicare claims from 2016 through 2020, researchers found that using NIVH to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure is associated with significant reductions in mortality, hospitalizations and total Medicare costs.
“In addition to...
EZ-Access expands in Kentucky
July 5, 2022HME News Staff
AUBURN, Wash. – EZ-Access, a division of Homecare Products, has added a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Hopkinsville, Ky. It has also relocated its corporate headquarters to Auburn, Wash., and opened an office in Madison, Tenn. Situating all of the company’s manufacturing and distribution in Kentucky consolidates resources, increases coordination and creates a central hub for receiving raw materials and efficiently deploying finished goods across the United States, the...
In brief: Medtrade cancels, Invacare grows, CRT gets support
October 2, 2020HME News Staff
ATLANTA – Medtrade has cancelled its in-person event scheduled for Nov. 2-4 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
Show organizers will instead hold the Medtrade Virtual Conference Nov. 4-5.
“Continued developments and uncertainty have made it impossible to bring our community together safely and successfully in Atlanta,” said organizers. “This is due to the ongoing progression of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the latest government data, measures...
EZ-Access opens up commercial market for providers
September 30, 2020HME News Staff
ALGONA, Wash. - EZ -Access has released a commercial-grade ramp system exclusively for DME providers. The Pathway HD Code Compliant Modular Access System meets compliance standards set by the ADA, IBC and other local codes, and is appropriate for schools, businesses, hospitals, libraries, museums, churches, polling places and other public establishments, the company says. “You asked and we answered,” said Don Everard, CEO and co-owner of EZ -Access. “By providing this system, our...
Group donates mobility equipment at Heartland
June 12, 2019HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa - VGM collaborated with Variety-the Children's Charity, Rifton, International Biophysics Corp. and EZ-ACCESS to donate special gifts to five families who live near the company's corporate headquarters here. The donations, which included four adaptive tricycles from Rifton, a high-frequency chest wall oscillation therapy vest from Biophysics, and a modular ramp system from EZ-ACCESS, were presented at a special ceremony during VGM's Heartland Conference on Tuesday. “We're...
EZ-Access, VGM team up on lift
July 12, 2018HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa - Hannah Smith, one of six children who received specialized equipment during the VGM Heartland Conference in June, has also received a new vertical lift platform from Algona, Wash.-based EZ-ACCESS. VGM helped coordinate the donation and Nucara assisted in delivering the lift to nine-year-old Hannah's Evansdale, Iowa, home. “VGM and its partners and members always look to step in for someone who might need just a little help,” said Jim Greatorex, vice president of VGM...