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By the
                                                                                              Numbers

                                                                                                250           25           3         200
                          Equipment                                                             Pulse Oximeters  Motor Hospital Beds  Stage 4 Air Matresses  Oxygen Concentrators


                                                                                                500           85            7           3

                                                                                                 Wheelchairs  Knee Scooters  Feeding Tube Machines  Vest Airway Clearance
                     What we started as an advocacy   hospital beds, oxygen concentrators,                                             Systems
                     program to assist patients in the face   oximeters  and other equipment. We
                     of insurance denials and complica-  expanded our inventory exponential-     20           35          25           15
                     tions has expanded to fill a crucial   ly to accommodate these new needs
                                                                                                Electric Hoyer Lif s  Ventilators  Nebulizers  Reclining Wheelchairs
                     need within the community for medi-  and realized that there is an ongoing
                     cal equipment from the mundane to   need for high-level equipment en-
                     complex electronics. We started out   abling people to minimize time spent   500         50        $ 1,200,000
                     by supplying the basics like crutches,   in, or even completely avoiding hos-
                                                                                                  Rollators  Shower Chairs    Total Equipment Value
                     wheelchairs and shower chairs and   pitals and to expedite their recovery
                     expanded to hospitals beds and   time. Another need was for oxygen
                     mattresses, oxygen assistance and   respirators which were in many cases   *All the equipment is lent out multiple times a year
                     more. We are there for families who   crucial in ensuring survival. Hospitals
                     cater to elderly and immobile rela-  ran short and we arranged emer-
                     tives, for those who are ill and those   gency supplies saving many lives by
                     with changing requirements. This   ensuring that there was never any
                     eases the weight felt by those who   rationing of resources without which
                     would be home-bound and ensures   people would not have survived.
                     a speedier stress-free recovery and
                     quality of life.     The program expanded so drastically
                                          that we had to construct a 2,000
                     As a result of COVID, we observed   square foot warehouse with forklift
                     that a new niche had appeared   access during COVID to accommo-
                     for equipment for those who were   date the volume. This presents a big
                     advised not to be hospitalized and   new and ongoing opportunity for us
                     those who were discharged home.   to ease the pain of illness
                     For them to recover, many required








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