Re: Hanger
Robert McCulloch
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Title:
Re: Hanger
Creator:
Robert McCulloch
Date:
7/30/2000
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To post to me from name witheld,
I totally agree with you, everything you said. I seen nowhere in any of my posts or Forest Sexton's post that suggests Hanger management tells you to use Hanger suppliers. I know they don't. I've discussed this with other Hanger facility managers. I don't think that's the point.
Hanger S.P.S. and S.O.G.I. advertises their PRODUCTS to, what I call, the general public, meaning independent facilities. It should be known, however, that these Hanger suppliers charge the public a much higher price for these PRODUCTS than they do a Hanger owned facility.
This is what the list is for, to let these facts be known.
If you, as a Hanger manager, take offense to that, so be it. It's still a fact. Is it wrong to charge different prices, probably not. Is it wrong for Hanger to sell Lenox Hill Knee Braces to Discount Houses and Sporting Goods retailers, probably not. Does it diminish your reputation as a professional practitioner, absolutely not.
Does it raise question as to Hanger's dedication to the Orthotic & Prosthetic profession, Yes.
Does Hanger Upper Management care more about bottom line than the future of the Orthotic & Prosthetic profession ? ? That's the question. Does Hanger Upper Management really care if their quest to raise profits at their facilities hurts the independent facility ? ?
We're not talking about Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target, etc. doing the same thing. We're talking about the O&P profession, of which you are member and professional practitioner, which I hope, comes before the name on your front door.
Bob McCulloch
Apollo Beach, Florida
----- Original Message -----
From: < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: Hanger
> Hanger puts no limitations on what is used in each facility. They do SUGGEST
> that you use their family of companies. However, as a practitioner , I am
> free to make the clinical decisions based upon my evaluation and
> conversations with my patients. Certain discounts are given to us as a
> corportaion based on volume, and why not.
> Every industry has volume discounts. Manufacturers are free to discount if
> they choose.
> We still operate as individual practitioners. My superiors do not ' read me
> the riot act if I choose non-Hanger products. They encourage us to be the
> best we can be.
>
>
> Professionally,
>
> NAME WITHELD
>
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I totally agree with you, everything you said. I seen nowhere in any of my posts or Forest Sexton's post that suggests Hanger management tells you to use Hanger suppliers. I know they don't. I've discussed this with other Hanger facility managers. I don't think that's the point.
Hanger S.P.S. and S.O.G.I. advertises their PRODUCTS to, what I call, the general public, meaning independent facilities. It should be known, however, that these Hanger suppliers charge the public a much higher price for these PRODUCTS than they do a Hanger owned facility.
This is what the list is for, to let these facts be known.
If you, as a Hanger manager, take offense to that, so be it. It's still a fact. Is it wrong to charge different prices, probably not. Is it wrong for Hanger to sell Lenox Hill Knee Braces to Discount Houses and Sporting Goods retailers, probably not. Does it diminish your reputation as a professional practitioner, absolutely not.
Does it raise question as to Hanger's dedication to the Orthotic & Prosthetic profession, Yes.
Does Hanger Upper Management care more about bottom line than the future of the Orthotic & Prosthetic profession ? ? That's the question. Does Hanger Upper Management really care if their quest to raise profits at their facilities hurts the independent facility ? ?
We're not talking about Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target, etc. doing the same thing. We're talking about the O&P profession, of which you are member and professional practitioner, which I hope, comes before the name on your front door.
Bob McCulloch
Apollo Beach, Florida
----- Original Message -----
From: < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: Hanger
> Hanger puts no limitations on what is used in each facility. They do SUGGEST
> that you use their family of companies. However, as a practitioner , I am
> free to make the clinical decisions based upon my evaluation and
> conversations with my patients. Certain discounts are given to us as a
> corportaion based on volume, and why not.
> Every industry has volume discounts. Manufacturers are free to discount if
> they choose.
> We still operate as individual practitioners. My superiors do not ' read me
> the riot act if I choose non-Hanger products. They encourage us to be the
> best we can be.
>
>
> Professionally,
>
> NAME WITHELD
>
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Citation
Robert McCulloch, “Re: Hanger,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 15, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/214567.
