The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) announced Hanger Orthopedic Group’s $40,000 contribution to the Amputee Coalition as a Gold Sponsor. Gold Sponsorships are one of the nonprofit organization’s top three levels of corporate sponsorship. Sponsorships help the Amputee Coalition sustain its programs, which serve the entire amputee community.

"Since our founding in 1861, Hanger has been committed to improving the lives of people with limb loss by providing them with innovative patient care and education,” said President and CEO Tom Kirk. “The ACA shares a similar commitment to improving the lives of the patients we serve, especially in the areas of education, support, and advocacy in the public arena. This commonality of values and patients produces a natural alignment of goals.”

Hanger’s support of Amputee Coalition programs and services throughout the years includes ongoing support for advocacy initiatives, regular inMotion advertising, past Gold level sponsorships, and conference exhibits and presentations.

“The Amputee Coalition extends its gratitude to Hanger Orthopedic Group for this generous sponsorship,” said Kendra Calhoun, Amputee Coalition president and CEO. “The sponsorships we receive help us to reach even more of the nearly 2 million individuals in the United States affected by limb loss through education, outreach and advocacy.”

“On behalf of our 3,500 employees, we are delighted to participate in the programs of the ACA and to sponsor them in the very valuable work that they conduct to help all people with limb loss,” said Kirk.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. is the world’s largest provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) patient care services with more than 600 patient care centers nationwide. The company provides patient care services to more than 650,000 patients every year.

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