RecoverCare Donating Medical Equipment to Jamaican Hospitals

LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- RecoverCare, LLC, a leading distributor of wound care and bariatric equipment and solutions to the acute and long term healthcare markets, today announced that it is partnering with Supplies Over Seas (SOS) and Food for the Poor to provide hospital-grade bariatric bed frames, mattresses and respiratory supplies to their mission efforts in Jamaica.  

In addition to sending essential medical equipment, RecoverCare is also coordinating with Anodyne Medical Device and FXI to provide hospitals in Jamaica with the necessary products so that patients can receive quality care.  

Mark Bidner, RecoverCare's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Helping those in need and supporting local charities is fundamental to who we are and what we do at RecoverCare.  We are proud to be working alongside SOS, a Louisville-based international aid organization, as well as other organizations across the country to support the Jamaican health system."

Allen Montgomery, SOS' Senior Executive, said, "Thanks to the generosity of RecoverCare we will be able to meet a desperate need for hospital beds and medical supplies at a hospital in Jamaica.  Receiving the news that these beds are being donated has brought much excitement at the hospital and will improve access to medical care for many patients.  Supplies Over Seas values it partnership with RecoverCare in delivering health and hope to Jamaica."

RecoverCare will be participating in loading the equipment into two containers that are headed to Jamaica.  The "live loads" will take place on Wednesday, March 24, 2010.  The media is invited to attend this event:

Upon the containers arrival in mid-April, RecoverCare's President, Kevin McKim, will be traveling to Jamaica with other company volunteers to install and train Jamaican hospital employees on the use and care for these products.  

About RecoverCare

RecoverCare is the nation's leading distributor of wound care, bariatric and safe patient-handling equipment and solutions to healthcare facilities nationwide via 158-plus service centers. The company, which is privately owned, serves acute care hospitals, long term acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation facilities, hospice centers and home care patients. RecoverCare's primary product lines include therapeutic mattresses for wound care, bariatric equipment for care of obese patients, specialty beds and patient transfer equipment for safe patient handling and negative pressure wound therapy equipment. In addition to the use of state of the art technology to ensure just-in-time equipment delivery programs, RecoverCare also provides added value to its customers by supplying extensive clinical support, continuing education programs, real time web based equipment management, tracking and billing solutions, compliance documentation support and equipment procurement flexibility to deliver cost efficient, clinically effective patient outcomes. The company also manufactures bariatric and "high-low" bed frames, safe enclosure bed systems and various other safe patient handling and bariatric equipment under its wholly owned Camtec division. RecoverCare's consistent focus upon customer service and commitment to patient care has led to extraordinary and rapid growth throughout the United States. RecoverCare's conscientious focus on building and maintaining long term relationships with its customers has and will continue to drive the company's mission to provide exceptional service and affordable products to its customers that are second to none. For more information, log on to www.recovercare.com.

About Anodyne Medical Device

Anodyne Medical Device, Inc. is the nation's leading designer and manufacturer of therapeutic surfaces and patient positioning devices serving the acute care, long-term care and home health care markets.  Anodyne Medical Device, Inc. provides its customers the opportunity to source all leading product technologies at the highest level of quality and with the greatest therapeutic outcomes for patients. Whether customers require electronically controlled air products, foam/air combination products, foam or gel based products only Anodyne Medical Device, Inc. can supply a full array from their bicoastal manufacturing facilities. As we look toward the future, Anodyne Medical Device, Inc. continues to focus on innovative, technology driven product development to ensure our customers and ultimately, patients everywhere, access to a complete line of high quality, clinically proven, price competitive products.

About FXI

FXI is a leading producer of innovative foam products for the Home, Healthcare, Electronics, Industrial, Personal Care and Transportation markets. Products include finished goods, sub-assemblies, services and raw materials for OEMs, fabricators and retailers. FXI innovations and products provide comfort for automobile passengers and protect fragile electronic components in shipment. Our products help consumers sleep sounder and furniture manufacturers create comfort. Our products provide for sharper images in digital printers and copiers and help consumers keep their homes clean. Our products provide critical components for filters, dispensers, gaskets and seals in everything from blood oxygenators to computer disk drives.  The Company is headquartered in Media, Pa. For more information, please visit www.fxi.com.

About Supplies Over Seas

Supplies Over Seas (SOS) is a Louisville, KY based nonprofit, tax exempt international humanitarian aid organization, also known as a medical surplus recover organization.  SOS partners with local hospitals and other healthcare organizations to recover, process and responsibly redistribute usable surplus medical supplies and equipment to meet critical healthcare needs in developing countries around the world. For more information, go to www.suppliesoverseas.org.

About Food For The Poor

Food For The Poor, the largest international relief and development organization in the United States, does much more than feed millions of hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian agency provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 96 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor. For more information, please visit http://www.foodforthepoor.org.

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