Re: Hanger

Re: Hanger

> Yes it means that Hangers activities are not in the best interest of our
> profession! Just as Walmart has put thousands of small companies out of
> business it limits competition. It lowers standards of care and eventually
> will cause higher cost to the consumer.
------------------------------------------------------------Uninformed and
grossly negative comments like this really bug me. I am the manager of a
Hanger facility in Northern California, and my company supports me to give
the best service we are capable of. I have many Doctors, Physical as well as
Occupational Therapists, and best of all, clients that have gone out of their
way to use us. Are standards and abilities the same throughout every Hanger
facility? Are they the same from any O & P office? No, of course not, but we
try, and we share information w/ one another and try to bring the staff up a
notch when we can help one another. I can only speak for myself with
certainty when I say that the information I have is not limited to Hanger
facilities, but many of the O & P offices with in a reasonable distance. I
have NEVER turned away any O & P professional who has called for assistance.
This is why I joined this list! To learn and share and grow as an Orthotist.
 Are you going to tell me that you don't use any of the really big companies
out there like Barnes & Noble, Mobil Gas, Nordstroms, Macys, J.C. Penny,
Sears, McDonalds, Round Table Pizza, Apple, Microsoft, Compact Computer,
Starbucks? The list is endless. Obviously you do, and I don't think they have
made your life that much worse! Like it or not this is the way the world
seems to be going, and the O & P profession is following.
 Please get off your high horse and lets get back to helping the people who
need us.