Dialysis patients’ stories expose risks of Medicare cutbacks
The 72-year-old Pennsylvania man, who had been a hairdresser with his own salon and volunteer firefighter in his younger days, was being treated for late stage of kidney failure. Three times a week for five years he had gone to a dialysis facility to have his blood cleansed of waste, a job his kidneys could […]
Harris Medical compliant with the requirements of WC19 Transport Chair Crash Testing
ANSI/RESNA WC19 Wheelchairs Used as Seats in Motor Vehicles is a voluntary industry standard that establishes minimum design and performance requirements for wheelchairs that are occupied by users traveling in motor vehicles. One of the most important design requirements of the standard is for the wheelchair to provide four specific attachment points (see illustration below) that facilitate […]
The Creation of Harris Medical, LLC: Filling the need for WC19-compliant wheelchairs
Harris Medical, LLC was created around a single product that will revolutionize the way wheelchair-dependent individuals are transported in the future. The developers of the RH3500 EZ Transport Chair, Bud and Shari Harris, have 58 years of combined healthcare experience. Together, identifing a void in the transportation system of non-ambulatory people. They provided a solution […]