Yankee Medical, a longtime supplier of wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs and hospital beds, will shut down this summer, according to an announcement from its parent company.
Once a private company, Yankee Medical became part of UVM Health Network in 2017. Network leaders said at the time the move would keep a necessary service in the community. The company was established in 1970, according to the Vermont Secretary of State business database.
However, staffing challenges and competition from other suppliers “led to the difficult decision to close the business,” UVM Health Network said in the announcement.
The eight-person company sells and rents equipment to patients and health systems. As of this month, Yankee would stop taking new clients. Existing clients would get services until the company closes in June. Health network employees will work with patients on transfer plans in the coming weeks.
Information for Yankee patients is here.
— Liora Engel-Smith
