Petersen Medical — A Proud Sponsor of Camp Kostopulous

Saturday, July 10th, 2010, was the first annual Wasatch Wheelchair Rally held at beautiful Liberty Park in Salt Lake City. This event was organized to raise funds for Camp Kostopulos' year-round adaptive recreation programs and activities for more than one thousand youth and adults with physical and mental disabilities.

Petersen Medical not only had the opportunity to participate as a sponsor for this great event, but also sent volunteers to answer mobility questions and inspect wheelchairs for spectators and race participants.

We even provided free water!

It was great to participate in the support of such a great cause.  Several employees brought their children to help.  What a great way to promote acceptance and understanding for people with special needs.

Petersen Medical Employees Cut 120 Bear Kits for the Utah Children's Justice Center.

At Petersen Medical, one of our core values is “serving others first”. As part of that value and our commitment to serve the community, we have committed to participating in at least one service project each month.

For April, our service was focused on the Utah Children’s Justice Centers and the teddy bears provided to children who have been abused.  The bears are donated by a volunteer group called the “Teddy Bear Ladies”

Utah’s Children’s Justice Centers provide a child-friendly atmosphere designed to help children feel safe and comfortable while they are being interviewed regarding alleged abuse.

Petersen Medical Employees Stock Anna's Treasures for Young Pregnant Women

The Pregnancy Resource Center is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to helping those unprepared for pregnancy. They help young women learn about their pregnancy options and help them through difficult times. One of the services they provide is called Anna's Treasures. Anna's Treasures is their baby boutique filled with baby items to help those in need. Young mothers earn Mommy Dollars by attending parenting classes. These dollars can be spent in the baby boutique on items that they need. They carry maternity clothes, layettes, and infant and toddler clothes.  Other items they offer include diapers, baby wipes, baby bottles, nursing needs, formula, baby furniture, new car seats and toys.

Company Gives Back to Community in a Major Way as Thanks for 40 Years of Business

PARKCITY.TV
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (April 28, 2009) — Petersen Medical— a company providing high-quality home medical equipment to Utahns and Coloradoans with in-home respiratory, mobility and medical equipment needs—celebrated its 40 years of business by conducting 40 acts of giving and service that reached throughout Utah, Colorado, nationally and even internationally. The celebration of service included community service, charitable contributions, community beautification, education and cultural contributions.
  
With six retail locations in Utah and Colorado and a corporate office, Petersen Medical was able to make a difference on a broad scale, with such acts of service as helping build a house for Habitat for Humanity, giving a Ronald McDonald House room a complete makeover, volunteering for the Special Olympics Indoor Games, providing Thanksgiving dinners and pies to select families, sending supplies with respiratory therapists volunteering in Africa, donating to flood victims and so much more.

Petersen Medical — Built to Last

HME Today Magazine
May 2008 — by Rich Smith

Retail sales and political advocacy are keys to surviving competitive bidding at Petersen Medical.

In 2001, when Tom Bradley acquired Utah-based HME provider Petersen Medical, the venerable company employed a staff of 20. Today, just 7 years later, it has a payroll bearing the names of 80.

This fourfold swelling of the ranks was in part a response to the rapid expansion of Petersen Medical's retail presence: in that short time, the organization went from one retail location to six. Significantly, at every store, emphasis was placed on the merchandising of not just big-ticket items, but also the mundane sundries, such as bandages and compression hosiery. "Many HME retail suppliers shy away from carrying the everyday smaller items because of the inventory issues involved," says Bradley, the company's president. "But often what brings customers into the store is those smaller items."

And, once they step foot inside, the opportunity exists to draw their attention to other items—in particular, the expensive stuff.

NAIMES Forms Board of Directors—Tom Bradley, President and CEO of Petersen Medical Named as One of the Board Members

HomeCare Magazine
HALIFAX, Va. November 12, 2007 --The National Association of Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers, launched in April as a grassroots advocacy and support organization, announced its initial board of directors on Wednesday.

H. Wayne Sale, RCP, president of Health First in Richmond, Va., will serve as board chairman.

Bills Update: Industry Keeps Truckin'

HMENews
By Liz Beaulieu Managing Editor — 03.05.2007

WASHINGTON - The HME industry expects Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., to re-introduce the Hobson-Tanner bill this week, possibly with two new provisions that would further soften the blow of national competitive bidding.

Rumor has it the bill may include an any-willing-provider provision, allowing any provider to supply HME if he agrees to do so at the competitive bidding price. Previous versions of the bill made that exemption only for small businesses.

The bill may also include a provision requiring CMS to study competitive bidding's affect on access and providers.

"(Rep. Tanner) continues to recognize the concern that competitive bidding creates in the beneficiary and provider communities," said Walt Gorski, vice president of government affairs for AAHomecare.

CMS plans to kick off competitive bidding this year.