Barr Foundation's Weekly Salute Goes to ALL O & P Providers and Manufactures Helping Hurricane Katrina Amputees
Tony Barr
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Barr Foundation's Weekly Salute Goes to ALL O & P Providers and Manufactures Helping Hurricane Katrina Amputees
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Tony Barr
Date:
9/16/2005
Text:
Each week the Barr Foundation sends a post and salute to honor a person (s)
or Hope Donor (s) whom has made a great difference in a life.
This week we are saluting multiple donors ,people whom have made great
differences in many lives !!.
To date many O& P providers and manufactures have offered to come to the
aide of displaced Hurricane Katrina amputees for their prosthetic needs.
It make be proud the Barr Foundation can play a small role to further
assist those efforts.
However, the Barr Foundation , will not solicit manufactures to donate any
prosthetic components and supplies for providers whom intend to bill
patients or third party payers for them !! We are accountable to the donors
of these items.
> It appears from one provider comments below in response to our offer to
> help, is that his facilities would be charging insurance providers for
> services and for potential donations of components donated by
> manufacturers thru the Barr Foundation for Katrina evacuee amputees !!
>
We thank this provider for making their mission and goal in this relief
effort clearer before we solicited anyone on their behalf.
> The Barr Foundation will not solicit for donated prosthetic components
> and supplies from manufactures for any provider who intends to charge the
> patient or third party payers.
>
> We will reserve our solictations from qualified providers to manufacturers
> for donated components and supplies and exclusively for folks that have
> no other financial resources and that the provider agrees not to bill nor
> collect on the donated materials TO ANY SOURCES !
>
> Our guidelines are further outlined below. If we can assist any legitimate
> requests, please let us know.
Such Whole Again stories hopefully will help make your weekend and to
remind you, knowing that most of you whom became professionals and industry
providers, got into this business to help people, and that you are
accomplishing allot and are appreciated by those that you help.
Thank you and have a great weekend.
> Tony
>
Anthony T,Barr
> Barr Foundation
> www.oandp.com/barr
> 561-394-6514
> -------
>
> Subject: RE: Fourroux Orthotics and Prosthetics Hurricane Katrina Press
> Release
>
> Tony,
>
> Thank you for everything that you and your foundation are doing to help
> those amputees that have endured the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
> Fourroux will certainly help out in any way possible and we want to be
> perfectly clear on what our mission and goal is in this relief effort.
>
> We have been servicing patients throughout the US for the past three years
> and our goal has been to reach out to those amputees that are looking for
> something they have been unable to find elsewhere. Part of the service we
> offer those amputees is to provide them travel to and from Fourroux and
> hotel accommodations at no cost for qualified patients. We then work with
> their insurance provider for reimbursement of services and components that
> we use for their prosthesis.
> This program has been very beneficial for those amputees and we will offer
> that same program to the people affected by the Hurricane.
>
> We appreciate the offer of donated components from those manufacturers in
> your previous email but we have in stock enough material to satisfy those
> amputees that we service. Thank you for your endorsement of Fourroux and
> our sincere intention is to help those amputees get the urgent attention
> that they need. Thanks again for your involvement in helping those
> Hurricane victims and let us know if there is anything else we can do to
> help.
>
> Sincerely,
> David Brown
> Fourroux Orthotics and Prosthetics
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> In an attempt to better coordinate the requests and to better assure their
> proper application for prosthetic donations and supplies are directed to
> qualified practitioners thru the Barr Foundation, we suggest the
> following.
>
> We will immediately contact the appropiate manufacture of the components
> or supplies desired to our Hope Donor manufacture members, Euro
> International , Alps South and others from around the country whom have
> graciously offered assistance in donating components and supplies to
> Hurricane Katrina amputee evacuees.
>
> The Barr Foundation will request that the donors ship the items requested
> to the provider c/o of our our non profit organization and we will
> acknowledge that contribution for the donors as a tax deductible
> donation.
>
> The below are general guidelines set by the Barr Foundation and are
> required for our participation in expediting and processing the requests
> and not necessarily a requirement by any or all the manufacture donors
> ,or prosthetists whom may elect to work outside of our organization .
>
> 1) To better assure that the proper evaluation of the amputees needs are
> safely conducted and the proper utilization of the specific components and
> supplies are properly installed and provided by a qualified health care
> provider, only ABC or BOC certified or state licensed prosthetist
> providers can request prosthetic components and supplies from the Barr
> Foundation for specific Hurricane Katrina evacuees amputees.
>
> 2) Qualified providers must agree not to charge the amputee or charge
> third party payers for any of the prosthetic components/supplies donations
> they receive thru our efforts and or for services they are providing .
>
> 3) All requests for specific donated materials must be made via e-mail
> or telephone to the Barr Foundation whom will determine and confirm the
> professional credentials of the provider, and the name and profile of
> the specific applicant.
>
> 4) A very short form application will be completed and quickly processed
> for the manufacture Hope Donor to directly ship the specific item to the
> provider or from the Barr Foundation warehouse, if in stock. Application
> fees are waived for all qualified candidates.
>
> Thank you for your support. The Barr Foundation this profession and
> industry for taking on this initiative.,
>
> Tony Barr
>
> President
>
> Barr Foundation
>
> www.oandp.com/barr
>
> 561-394-6514
>
or Hope Donor (s) whom has made a great difference in a life.
This week we are saluting multiple donors ,people whom have made great
differences in many lives !!.
To date many O& P providers and manufactures have offered to come to the
aide of displaced Hurricane Katrina amputees for their prosthetic needs.
It make be proud the Barr Foundation can play a small role to further
assist those efforts.
However, the Barr Foundation , will not solicit manufactures to donate any
prosthetic components and supplies for providers whom intend to bill
patients or third party payers for them !! We are accountable to the donors
of these items.
> It appears from one provider comments below in response to our offer to
> help, is that his facilities would be charging insurance providers for
> services and for potential donations of components donated by
> manufacturers thru the Barr Foundation for Katrina evacuee amputees !!
>
We thank this provider for making their mission and goal in this relief
effort clearer before we solicited anyone on their behalf.
> The Barr Foundation will not solicit for donated prosthetic components
> and supplies from manufactures for any provider who intends to charge the
> patient or third party payers.
>
> We will reserve our solictations from qualified providers to manufacturers
> for donated components and supplies and exclusively for folks that have
> no other financial resources and that the provider agrees not to bill nor
> collect on the donated materials TO ANY SOURCES !
>
> Our guidelines are further outlined below. If we can assist any legitimate
> requests, please let us know.
Such Whole Again stories hopefully will help make your weekend and to
remind you, knowing that most of you whom became professionals and industry
providers, got into this business to help people, and that you are
accomplishing allot and are appreciated by those that you help.
Thank you and have a great weekend.
> Tony
>
Anthony T,Barr
> Barr Foundation
> www.oandp.com/barr
> 561-394-6514
> -------
>
> Subject: RE: Fourroux Orthotics and Prosthetics Hurricane Katrina Press
> Release
>
> Tony,
>
> Thank you for everything that you and your foundation are doing to help
> those amputees that have endured the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
> Fourroux will certainly help out in any way possible and we want to be
> perfectly clear on what our mission and goal is in this relief effort.
>
> We have been servicing patients throughout the US for the past three years
> and our goal has been to reach out to those amputees that are looking for
> something they have been unable to find elsewhere. Part of the service we
> offer those amputees is to provide them travel to and from Fourroux and
> hotel accommodations at no cost for qualified patients. We then work with
> their insurance provider for reimbursement of services and components that
> we use for their prosthesis.
> This program has been very beneficial for those amputees and we will offer
> that same program to the people affected by the Hurricane.
>
> We appreciate the offer of donated components from those manufacturers in
> your previous email but we have in stock enough material to satisfy those
> amputees that we service. Thank you for your endorsement of Fourroux and
> our sincere intention is to help those amputees get the urgent attention
> that they need. Thanks again for your involvement in helping those
> Hurricane victims and let us know if there is anything else we can do to
> help.
>
> Sincerely,
> David Brown
> Fourroux Orthotics and Prosthetics
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> In an attempt to better coordinate the requests and to better assure their
> proper application for prosthetic donations and supplies are directed to
> qualified practitioners thru the Barr Foundation, we suggest the
> following.
>
> We will immediately contact the appropiate manufacture of the components
> or supplies desired to our Hope Donor manufacture members, Euro
> International , Alps South and others from around the country whom have
> graciously offered assistance in donating components and supplies to
> Hurricane Katrina amputee evacuees.
>
> The Barr Foundation will request that the donors ship the items requested
> to the provider c/o of our our non profit organization and we will
> acknowledge that contribution for the donors as a tax deductible
> donation.
>
> The below are general guidelines set by the Barr Foundation and are
> required for our participation in expediting and processing the requests
> and not necessarily a requirement by any or all the manufacture donors
> ,or prosthetists whom may elect to work outside of our organization .
>
> 1) To better assure that the proper evaluation of the amputees needs are
> safely conducted and the proper utilization of the specific components and
> supplies are properly installed and provided by a qualified health care
> provider, only ABC or BOC certified or state licensed prosthetist
> providers can request prosthetic components and supplies from the Barr
> Foundation for specific Hurricane Katrina evacuees amputees.
>
> 2) Qualified providers must agree not to charge the amputee or charge
> third party payers for any of the prosthetic components/supplies donations
> they receive thru our efforts and or for services they are providing .
>
> 3) All requests for specific donated materials must be made via e-mail
> or telephone to the Barr Foundation whom will determine and confirm the
> professional credentials of the provider, and the name and profile of
> the specific applicant.
>
> 4) A very short form application will be completed and quickly processed
> for the manufacture Hope Donor to directly ship the specific item to the
> provider or from the Barr Foundation warehouse, if in stock. Application
> fees are waived for all qualified candidates.
>
> Thank you for your support. The Barr Foundation this profession and
> industry for taking on this initiative.,
>
> Tony Barr
>
> President
>
> Barr Foundation
>
> www.oandp.com/barr
>
> 561-394-6514
>
Citation
Tony Barr, “Barr Foundation's Weekly Salute Goes to ALL O & P Providers and Manufactures Helping Hurricane Katrina Amputees,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/225360.
