Tag: Maui wildfires

ATLANTA – Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC), a non-profit organization, is partnering with Amazon and UPS to provide crucial medical supplies to victims of the devastating wildfires that swept through Maui on August 8, leaving many residents struggling to access essential health care equipment. FODAC swiftly mobilized its resources and reached out to various partners for assistance. "We believe that everyone deserves independence and an improved quality of life," said Chris Brand,...

WASHINGTON – With weather-related disasters seemingly more frequent and extreme, the HME industry remains frustrated that CMS doesn’t acknowledge the increased costs to DMEPOS suppliers, stakeholders say.  A day after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida, CMS announced flexibilities for affected residents needing HME; it followed the same pattern in the days after wildfires devastated Maui in August. But providers – who go above and beyond – often do so at their...

KAHULUI, Hawaii – Within 24 hours of Maui’s devastating wildfires, Gammie HomeCare was at evacuation shelters to donate home medical equipment to residents who have lost everything.  The wildfires, which began Aug. 8, scorched more than 3,000 acres, and left thousands homeless and, at press time, more than 100 dead, with more than 850 people still unaccounted for.  “You shift very quickly from being an HME provider to just, you’re a human being and concerned...