Tag: Military
JANZ: ‘We have the model built’
February 2, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Its recent acquisition of Mullaney’s Medical Supply opens the door for JANZ Corp., a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that has focused on serving military installations and veterans, to also serve people in their homes, says President Brian Healey.
While JANZ’s primary market for the military has been maternal and infant products, mobility products for injured soldiers and CPAP devices, it has now expanded its portfolio to include a wider...
VMI gives military athletes a lift
July 2, 2018HME News Staff
PHOENIX - Vantage Mobility International served the military community for two weeks in June for the Department of Defense's Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. For the second year in a row, VMI, a manufacturer of wheelchair accessible vehicles, was a sponsor of the Games, providing accessible transportation for athletes and coaches. This year, 14 VMI drivers used seven minivans to transport dozens of active-duty service members and veteran athletes for a total...
Apria Healthcare salutes veterans
June 1, 2018HME News Staff
LAKE FOREST, Calif. - Apria Healthcare has launched Apria Salutes, a program that offers active duty military, veterans and other eligible family members an ongoing 25% discount and free shipping on qualifying purchases made on ApriaDirect.com, the company's retail HME and supplies website. “We are proud to do our part to help the men and women who are actively serving or who have served our country by providing a convenient way to shop for over 7,000 health-related retail items, ranging from...
Short takes: sleep apnea
May 16, 2017HME News Staff
The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to hear a case from a truck driver who claimed his employer violated his rights by requiring him to get tested for sleep apnea opens the door for trucking companies to more widely require the tests, according to Trucks.com. The court's decision in April follows Robert Parker's appeal of a lower court decision that Crete Carrier didn't violate his rights under the American with Disabilities Act when it required him to be tested because he had a body mass index of 35...
Military precision: Barber DME at ease on base
November 23, 2016Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
FORT BELVOIR, Va. - As a U.S. Air Force veteran, provider Tim Barber knew the military could benefit from his HME business, even if it was a hard sell to the military itself.“We met with a lot of resistance—it took three years to crack that door,” said Barber, president of Barber DME, which he founded in 2012 with a “civilian” location in Chantilly, Va. “They finally granted us an award and we opened at Fort Belvoir in April 2015.”The store proved so successful...