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HEALTH CARE 62 | HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL • DECEMBER 24, 2018 Medical equipment suppliers in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of local employees as of August 2018) Rank Supplier No. of local employees Products and services Head of company Year founded 1 Lifeway Mobility (a) 40 Weston St., Suite A Hartford, CT 06120 860-292-1111; lifewaymobility.com 20 Free assessments and professional installation for stair lifts, ramps, grab bars, tub cuts, showers, wheelchair lifts and elevators Paul Bergantino President Bruce Bergantino General manager 2005 2 Med-Caire Inc. 5 Gerber Blvd. Vernon, CT 06066 800-544-8559; medcaire.com 20 Oscillation vests, oxygen systems, CPAP/BiP AP, stationary and portable suction pumps, nebulizers, ventilators, scooters, lift chairs, walkers, wheelchairs, canes, crutches, shower chairs, hospital beds, catheters, incontinence products and blood pressure kits (b) Eric Czarnecki President 1981 3 J & L Medical Services 640 Silas Deane Highway Wethersfield, CT 06109 860-436-4629; jandlmedical.com 18 (c) Specializing in oxygen, CPAP machines and durable medical equipment John Loyer President 2003 4 NEAT Equipment Restoration Center at Oak Hill (d) 33 Coventry St. Hartford, CT 06112 860-286-3106; oakhillct.org/NEAT-Center 14 Repair, cleaning and reselling of donated durable medical and adaptive equipment at a significant discount including wheelchairs, scooters, standers, commodes, hospital beds, canes and lift recliners Barry Simon President & CEO 2000 5 Rotech Healthcare Inc. 19 Tuttle Place Middletown, CT 06457 860-688-1118; www.rotech.com 10 Beds, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, respiratory equipment including CPAP Timothy Pigg President & CEO 1981 6 Advanced Medical Supplies 43 South Main St. West Hartford, CT 06117 860-523-1076; ctadvancedhomemedical.com 8 Chair seats, ambulatory aids, support stockings, wheelchairs, stethoscopes, hospital beds, wheelchair ramps, blood pressure monitors, scooters, wheelchairs, incontinence products, ostomy bags and accessories, wheelchair trays, orthopedics and wound-care supplies Sandy Cohen President 1988 7 Charm Medical Supply (e) 348 North Main St. West Hartford, CT 06117 860-967-3560; www.charmmedical.com 8 Wheelchairs, transport chairs, walkers, knee walkers, rollators, lift chairs, scooters, bracing, bath safety, compression garments, incontinence products, aids to daily living, delivery of home healthcare supplies, equipment rental, insurance processing Peter Tallas CEO 2000 8 Comfort Footware, MT Medical LLC 208 Park Road West Hartford, CT 06119 860-232-1868; comfortfootwearetc.com 8 Comfortable orthopedic footwear, foot orthotics and compression hosiery; accept Medicare, Medicaid and many private insurances Ilya Tsvok Owner 2000 9 Harvest Medical 461 North Main St. Southington, CT 06489 860-621-9166; harvestmedical.net 6 Wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, commodes, urologicals, lift chairs, braces, wraps, supports, surgical supplies, TENS units, compression stockings and garments Robert Soutter President 1986 10 A2Z Home Medical Supplies 548 New London Turnpike Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-633-1882; N/A 4 Home medical supplies Maureen McGrath President 2007 11 New Britain Medical Supplies 74 Vine St., 3rd Floor New Britain, CT 06052 860-224-9017; newbritainmedicalsupplies.com 4 Sterile use catheters, urologic and disposable medical supplies; accept Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance Joe Paladino Owner 2009 12 Ellsworth Medical 540 Windsor Ave. Windsor, CT 06095 860-298-9333; www.ellsmed.com 3 Hospital beds, diagnostic equipment, medical clothing, walkers, wheelchairs and bathroom accessibility equipment Margaret Cosker Owner 2004 13 Americare Medical Supply 7 Liberty Drive Hebron, CT 06248 860-228-0606; americaremedicalsupply.net 2 Medical beds, portable ramps, scooters, power-lift chairs, lift recliners, beds, chairs, bath benches and walkers Scot Kauffman Ken Houston Owners 1998 14 Bullock Access 100 Pitkin St., Suite E Hartford, CT 06108 860-870-7444; www.bullockaccess.com N/A Sells, installs and services accessibility equipment such as stair lifts, platform and wheelchair lifts, overhead transfer lifts, barrier free showers, roll in showers, walk in tubs and specialty bathroom accessories Clifford Bullock President 1987 15 Innovative Medical Products Inc. 87 Spring Lane Plainville, CT 06062 860-793-0391; www.impmedical.com N/A Knee, hip and shoulder positioners; obese patient solutions, sports medicine, gel products, radiology, trauma and more Earl Cole Principal 1983 16 Soma Technology Inc. 166 Highland Park Drive Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-218-2575; www.somatechnology.com N/A New, demo and refurbished medical equipment for sale and rent; maintenance and inspections Peter Leonidas President 1992 Source: Each supplier via survey. Note: N/A = Not available. Unable to confirm data for East Hartford's Splinting Solutions LLC or Clearwater, Fla.-based Lincare, with four locations statewide including West Hartford and Meriden; Lincare acquired American HomePatient in 2016. (a) Additional locations in Danielson and Massachusetts. (b) Delivery service available. (c) 90 employees statewide. (d) NEAT stands for New England Assistive Technology. (e) The assets of Evis Medical Equipment were acquired by Pembroke, Mass.-based Charm Medical Supply in 2017. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher. MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS IN GREATER HARTFORD (Ranked by number of local employees as of August 2018) Source: Each supplier via survey. Note: N/A = Not available. Unable to confirm data for East Hartford's Splinting Solutions LLC or Clearwater, Fla.-based Lincare, with four locations statewide including West Hartford and Meriden; Lincare acquired American HomePatient in 2016. (a) Additional locations in Danielson and Massachusetts. (b) Delivery service available. (c) 90 employees statewide. (d) NEAT stands for New England Assistive Technology. (e) The assets of Evis Medical Equipment were acquired by Pembroke, Mass.-based Charm Medical Supply in 2017. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher. Physician groups in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of physicians as of August 2018) Rank Group No. of physicians Description Chief executive Year founded 1 St. Francis HealthCare Partners (a) 95 Woodland St., 4th Floor Hartford, CT 06105 860-714-5606; saintfrancishealthcarepartners.org 714 Multi-specialty, shareholder-owned physician/hospital joint venture serving independent and employed providers in the Greater Hartford area Jess Kupec, President 1993 2 UConn Medical Group 263 Farmington Ave., Suite 130 Farmington, CT 06030 844-388-2666; health.uconn.edu 403 (b) Multi-specialty practice; outpatient services in primary care, OB/GYN, dermatology, oncology, orthopedics, ophthalmology and more; offices in Avon, Canton, East Hartford, Farmington, Simsbury, Southington, Storrs and West Hartford Anne Horbatuck, Vice president, Ambulatory Services 1970 3 Hartford HealthCare Medical Group 1290 Silas Deane Highway Wethersfield, CT 06109 860-545-7188; hartfordhealthcaremedicalgroup.org 348 (c) Multi-specialty group with physicians in more than 30 specialties in 90 offices statewide Vincent DiBattista, President 2013 4 Starling Physicians 2110 Silas Deane Highway Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-258-3470; starlingphysicians.com 227 (d) Physician-owned, multi-specialty group including 25 specialties and 30 locations Jarrod Post, CEO 2016 (e) 5 ProHealth Physicians 3 Farm Glen Blvd. Farmington, CT 06032 855-286-3411; ProHealthMD.com 227 (f) Internal medicine, pediatric, family practice, walk-in-care and specialty-care professionals Jack Reed, CEO 1997 6 Conneticut Children's Specialty Group (a) 282 Washington St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-545-9000; www.connecticutchildrens.org 184 Multi-specialty, pediatric group practice in over 20 pediatric specialty areas; physicians also serve as faculty members of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine Christine Finck Juan Salazar, Physician chiefs 1996 7 Bristol Hospital Multi-Specialty Group 25 Newell Road, Suite D28 Bristol, CT 06010 860-585-1560; bristolhospital.org 51 Comprehensive care to the community through a variety of local practices in Bristol, Burlington, Farmington, New Britain, Southington, Terryville and Wolcott Edward Henry, Executive director 2011 8 Middlesex Hospital Family Medicine (g) 90 South Main St. Middletown, CT 06457 860-358-6300; mhfamilymedicine.org 45 (h) Primary care treatment in office, hospital, nursing home or home care to children, pregnant women, adults and seniors in Middletown, Portland and East Hampton Alan Douglass, Director 1973 9 Middlesex Medical Group 28 Crescent St. Middletown, CT 06457 860-632-5570; mhprimarycare.org/contact-us 44 (i) Primary care, dermatology and general and specialty surgical practice with eight offices in the greater Middletown area Susan Serkey, Executive director 1997 10 ECHN Medical Group 71 Haynes St. Manchester, CT 06040 860-533-2981; echn.org/ecmp 28 (j) Cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, digestive health, general surgery, orthopedic and sports medicine, primary care, spine and neurosurgery, neuromuscular medicine and bariatric Gregory Williams, CEO 1995 Source: Each group via survey. (a) Data from 2017 survey. (b) MD, including mid-levels. (c) 348 MD, 193 APP. (d) Over 300 including mid-levels. (e) Formed in 2016 as a result of the merger of Grove Hill Medical Centers and Connecticut Multispecialty Group. (f) 320 including mid-levels. (g) See website for East Hampton and Portland contact information. (h) Family physicians, pediatricians and obstetricians; an additional 3 APRNs. (i) An additional 18 physician assistants and APRNs. (j) An additional 17 APRNs. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher. PHYSICIAN GROUPS IN GREATER HARTFORD (Ranked by number physicians as of August 2018) Source: Each group via survey. (a) Data from 2017 survey. (b) MD, including mid-levels. (c) 348 MD, 193 APP. (d) Over 300 including mid-levels. (e) Formed in 2016 as a result of the merger of Grove Hill Medical Centers and Connecticut Multispecialty Group. (f) 320 including mid-levels. (g) See website for East Hampton and Portland contact information. (h) Family physicians, pediatricians and obstetricians; an additional 3 APRNs. (i) An additional 18 physician assistants and APRNs. (j) An additional 17 APRNs. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.