Medpro is the largest privately owned non-franchise company in the United States that provides a highly trained mobile workforce primarily for the repair and maintenance of Stryker and Ferno ambulance stretchers, stair-chairs and cot lockdown mechanisms and for Braun (BraunAbility) and Ricon Ambulette/ Mobile Assist Vehicle wheelchair lifts. Medpro’s customers range the spectrum from large and small Ambulance Companies, Developmental Disabilities Services Organizations that offer Ambulette (Mobile Assist Vehicle) transport services, and Ambulette Vehicle Dispatch Companies that provide direct wheelchair patient transport. Medpro’s commitment to prompt, expert, cost effective service has earned it recognition from the EMS industry’s leading equipment manufacturers and continued accolades from an ever growing catalog of satisfied clients. A message from the ownership team at Medpro: “We believe the key to our fast growth is an unyielding dedication to customer satisfaction founded on what we refer to as the three I’s…
INTEGRITY in the way we go about their business, INGENUITY to counterbalance the built-in obsolescence of the products we service and INDEPENDENCE which enables us to be uncompromisingly loyal to our customer’s needs by having to answer to no one else but our customers. Knowing that patient transport equipment failures don’t happen while equipment is sitting still and recognizing that patient and staff safety can be compromised when problems arise was the driving force for Medpro to formulate an unmatched preemptive approach to service. The Medpro Difference mitigates equipment failures before they happen much the same way that automobile manufacturer’s maintenance programs proactively call for the replacement of parts at set intervals in order to keep automobiles in excellent proper working condition at all times. Let your best judgment and “your” independence be the guiding force in choosing the best possible service provider.” Please browse our website to learn about what The Medpro Difference can mean to you.
HomeTravel informationSpecial travel needsCustomers with disabilitiesUnited-supplied wheelchair equipment We have wheelchairs available for customers with disabilities to use at each of our airports. It’s best to request a wheelchair through your travel agent or the United Accessibility Desk before the day of travel, but advance arrangements are not required. Upon arrival at the airport, notify a skycap or United representative that you require a wheelchair for transportation to the departure gate. The usual width of these wheelchairs is 18 inches (45.7 cm). For your convenience, the following airports have assistance centers in their lobbies, which are located near: LAX – Terminal 7, Door L2-10 ORD – Terminal 1, Door 1G SFO – Terminal 3, Door 11 We also offer aisle wheelchairs for transferring non-ambulatory customers to and from their seats on the aircraft. Every aircraft with more than 60 seats has an onboard wheelchair. These wheelchairs are specially designed to fit the aisle of our aircraft and may be used to access the lavatory.
Our inflight personnel are trained in the use of this wheelchair and will assist you. Some domestic and international airports may not have jet-bridges available. In these stations, a passenger assist lift (PAL), mechanical lift, ramp or a stair chair physically carried by airline personnel (in international locations only), may be used for boarding and deplaning. Electric cart (e-cart) service Various facilities throughout our system provide electric carts within the terminals for semi-ambulatory customers who need assistance with distance transportation.Join our email list for exclusive discounts: SpinLife respects your privacy. We will never sell your personal information or share it with another company. Read our Privacy Policy for details. Sign up for our newsletter and receive special offers!The page you're looking for cannot be found. Feel free to browse the categories below: , 4-Wheel Travel Scooter , 3-Wheel Full Size Scooter , 4-Wheel Full Size Scooter
Two pensioners died after the seats on their stairlifts gave way and they plunged down the steps, an inquest heard yesterday.A coroner blamed the ‘catastrophic failure’ of metal welding for the deaths of George Bathmaker and James Bell, both 79.The joint inquest was told by engineers that there was ‘substandard welding’ on the chairs, which were recalled after the deaths in separate accidents three months apart. George Bathmaker (pictured left) aged 79, and James Bell, also aged 79, (pictured right) died after using stairlifts which had a 'flawed' designBoth men were using lifts from Acorn Stairlifts, based in West Yorkshire, which said it had since made changes to make the chairs more robust.Mr Bathmaker suffered a fatal fall at his home in Mitcham, Surrey, after the welding failed on his second-hand stairlift in September 2013.The retired bus driver had a cardiac arrest, broke his neck and suffered spinal injuries.His widow Valerie described hearing ‘the most awful clatter and loud bang’.
She added: ‘He was a gentle soul and it hurts me to think he had a possibly violent end to his life.’The inquest heard his Acorn Superglide 120 had a full service before it was installed in 2008. Three months earlier, Mr Bell died when he fell from the Acorn lift at his home in Ramsgate, Kent, suffering fatal head and chest injuries.His long-term partner Ann Stubborfield said the £1,500 device was installed in 2009 and regularly serviced. Two pensioners died after falling down stairs while using Acorn stairlifts similar to the one picturedEngineer James Rennie, who examined Mr Bathmaker’s lift, said there were ‘substandard welds’ on the chair and claimed the lift design was ‘flawed’.Under cross-examination from Alexandra Tampakopoulos, for Acorn, Mr Rennie said the design was fit for purpose and the problem was caused by the welding.A second engineer Karl Evans also blamed the welding. ‘The failure occurred due to substandard welding on the seat post,’ he said.
‘If the weld was properly executed to the design specifications, there wouldn’t have been a failure.’Coroner Shirley Radcliffe said: ‘We know how they came about their deaths, it was the catastrophic failure of the welding in the chair.’After the accidents, Acorn had a recall notice and replaced more than 250 stairlifts, 38 of which had substandard welding.The London inquest heard that the chairs were made in Taiwan and the welding could not have been seen by engineers during servicing.The company said: 'Our deepest sympathies are with the friends and family of Mr Bell and Mr Bathmaker. 'As a family company whose own family use our stairlifts, we were devastated by the news.‘These are the only such incidents Acorn has experienced in more than 20 years of making stairlifts.‘We acted quickly to ensure this does not happen again. Acorn Stairlifts are safe and there have been no further incidents.’The hearing at Westminster Coroner’s Court continues. Faulty: Westminster coroner's court (pictured) heard Mr Bathmaker, of Mitcham, Surrey, died after welding in his chairlift unit 'failed' causing him to fall down the stairs, breaking his neck and causing a cardiac arrest