Petersen Medical Donates Equipment to CHOICE Humanitarian

Publication: Business Wire
Date: Wednesday, October 18 2006

Medical Equipment Donated to Support Humanitarian Missions across the Globe

SALT LAKE CITY -- Petersen Medical, a leading provider of home medical equipment and dedicated in-home professional service, today announced a donation of medical equipment to CHOICE Humanitarian. CHOICE, an organization well known for creating systems of self-development whereby third-world villagers have the skills and resources to improve their own lives, will use the equipment to support missions to Kenya, Guatemala, Bolivia, Mexico, Vietnam and other countries in need.

"This is a very generous gift that Petersen Medical is making available to villages with medical needs," said Mitchell Wade, CEO of CHOICE Humanitarian. "Often located in rural and poor areas, it's very difficult for these villages to get access to this type of equipment. We are extremely grateful for the donation."

Rehabbing Rehabilitation - Getting Creative with Rehabilitation Approaches

Article available online at: http://www.therapytimes.com/091206REHAB

The 2006 National Rehabilitation Awareness Week, September 17 - 23, is an observance to recognize the determination of more than 50 million Americans with disabilities. In observance of this special week, Therapy Times is featuring four inspirational case studies of creative therapy professionals improving rehabilitation techniques to help their patients overcome injuries or illnesses and live life to the fullest.

Physical Therapy - Overcoming Obstacles with a Dual Product Approach

Ten years, two children and half a dozen life-changing events later, Lisa Barkel is closer than ever to achieving her goal of walking again. Barkel was injured in a motor vehicle collision that left her a C-8 tetraplegic, ASIA A.

Getting In Step

Petersen Medical employees participate in local 5K asthma walk to reach out to patients, referrals
By Theresa Flaherty, HMENews Associate Editor - 08.2006

Petersen Medical employees hit the pavement alongside asthma sufferers in June as part of the Salt Lake Asthma Walk and 5K.

It was a good way to get out and meet asthma patients and their families, as well as referral sources, said Petersen CEO Tom Bradley.

Petersen Medical Partners with the American Lung Association in Support of the Salt Lake Asthma Walk and 5K

Salt Lake City, UT– June 16, 2006 – Petersen Medical, a leading provider of home medical equipment and dedicated in-home professional service, today announced its financial support of this year’s Salt Lake Asthma Walk and 5K, With this sponsorship, Petersen Medical joins with the Utah chapter of the American Lung Association in support of this year's event-beginning June 17, 2006 in Sugarhouse Park at 9:00 am-to help more than 60,000 Utah residents who suffer from Asthma.

Unit Lets Residents Breathe Easier

The Spectrum–St George, UT– May 16, 2006 – By Rachel Tueller

Until recently, a simple trip to Colorado was a complicated event for John Clark and his wife, Janice. Living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease required John to carry numerous bottles of oxygen when traveling while relying on a large stationary concentrator for in-home use.

But a new lightweight, portable oxygen concentrator system, Inogen One, changed things for Clark.

Oxygen on the Go, Anywhere You Go

Salt Lake City, UT– May 8, 2006 - Ed Yeates Reporting

Oxygen on the go, no matter where you go. For people with congestive heart failure or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, a new small portable machine is about all they need anymore to help them breathe.

Read the full article and see the video at KSL.com.

Petersen Medical Introduces Next-Generation Oxygen Concentrator

Salt Lake City, UT– April. 26, 2006 –Petersen Medical, a leading provider of home medical equipment and dedicated in-home professional service, today announced that the company will be the first provider of the Inogen One system for the state of Utah. The new lightweight product is the industry’s leading tank-free portable oxygen concentrator system. The Inogen One is designed to specifically help patients with limiting respiratory conditions breathe easier while enhancing their mobility and quality of life.