Assist M. E. (Medical Equipment) Mission Statement
Our mission is to acquire and provide mobility related rehabilitative equipment to individuals in need to help them regain lost mobility and maximize their independence and quality of life. Our goal is to establish Assist M.E. as the go-to organization for providing assistance to individuals with mobility disabilities in the Greater Charlotte area.
Assist M. E. Vision
Our vision is to provide every person in the greater Charlotte area with the durable medical and mobility equipment they need to recover safely and quickly and to maximize their independence and quality of life.
Assist M.E. exists to provide durable medical equipment to every low-income uninsured, or underinsured, citizen within the Charlotte metropolitan area with the medically prescribed items needed to make a fast and full recovery. Assist M.E. is a group of healthcare professionals and members of the general Charlotte community who are committed to filling this medical equipment gap, using a successfully tested, nationally recognized model developed in Virginia.
Assist M.E. has found that low income patients were discharged from local medical facilities and returned home without the proper medical equipment necessary for rehabilitation and mobility. Mecklenburg County reports that 19% of incoming patients are uninsured, and many more are underinsured. When patients cannot regain their mobility and independence, they cannot rejoin our community nor regain their income potential. Instead they continue to depend on the community for support at an annual cost of millions in healthcare and other costs.
It has been found that patients getting proper mobility and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) fall up to 85% less frequently. Assist M.E. significantly reduces the number of patients being discharged without DME and proper mobility needed for a faster recovery. The benefits extend to the Charlotte medical system as a whole by reducing the need for subsequent treatment for a fall.
Assist M.E. exists to provide durable medical equipment to every low-income uninsured, or underinsured, citizen within the Charlotte metropolitan area with the medically prescribed items needed to make a fast and full recovery. Assist M.E. is a group of healthcare professionals and members of the general Charlotte community who are committed to filling this medical equipment gap, using a successfully tested, nationally recognized model developed in Virginia.
Assist M.E. has found that low income patients were discharged from local medical facilities and returned home without the proper medical equipment necessary for rehabilitation and mobility. Mecklenburg County reports that 19% of incoming patients are uninsured, and many more are underinsured. When patients cannot regain their mobility and independence, they cannot rejoin our community nor regain their income potential. Instead they continue to depend on the community for support at an annual cost of millions in healthcare and other costs.
It has been found that patients getting proper mobility and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) fall up to 85% less frequently. Assist M.E. significantly reduces the number of patients being discharged without DME and proper mobility needed for a faster recovery. The benefits extend to the Charlotte medical system as a whole by reducing the need for subsequent treatment for a fall.