SoldierStrong and Fraternal Order of Eagles Team Up to Donate Exoskeleton for SCI Rehabilitation To Long Beach VA Health Care...
March 16 2017 - 1:20PM
SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing
advanced medical technologies to veterans, today announced that it
has teamed up with the Fraternal Order of Eagles to donate an Ekso
GT™ exoskeleton to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) Long Beach Health Care System. The VA Long Beach Spinal Cord
Injury and Disorders Center (VALBSCI) plans on using this
cutting-edge device for gait therapy as part of its rehabilitation
services. VALBSCI is one of the largest of the 24 SCI centers
within the Department of Veterans Affairs. The donation ceremony
will take place on Friday, March 17th, at 10am PT at the Tibor
Rubin VA Medical Center.
“We are honored to come together to help our local veterans, and
ensure they have access to the latest rehabilitation technology,”
said Jerry L. Sullivan, Grand Worthy President, Fraternal Order of
Eagles. “As part of our commitment to helping others, we trust that
the Long Beach VA will put the Ekso GT to good use to help as many
veterans as possible.”
The Ekso GT, made by Ekso Bionics® (NASDAQ:EKSO), is the first
and only exoskeleton cleared by the FDA for use with stroke and
spinal cord injuries from L5 to C7. The suit’s patented technology
provides the ability to mobilize patients earlier, more frequently
and with a greater number of high intensity steps. With
SmartAssist™ software, the Ekso GT is the only exoskeleton
available for rehabilitation institutions that can provide adaptive
amounts of power to either side of the patient’s body, challenging
the patient as they progress through their continuum of care.
"We would like to express our gratitude to SoldierStrong and the
Fraternal Order of Eagles for their donation which will help our
veterans," said Walt Dannenberg, Director of the VA Long Beach
Health Care System. “Through our in-patient and out-patient
programs, we care for over 700 veterans from across Southern
California and the Las Vegas area, many of whom will benefit from
this advanced rehabilitation therapy.”
This marks the second donation that the Fraternal Order of
Eagles and SoldierStrong have made together to a VA hospital.
“Partnering with the Fraternal Order of Eagles to make yet
another exoskeleton donation makes us both grateful and proud. We
are committed to supporting the VA healthcare system and providing
our nation’s heroes access to advanced medical technologies,” said
Chris Meek, co-founder and Chairman of SoldierStrong.
About Long Beach VA Health Care SystemThe VA Long Beach Health
Care System provides delivery of health care to more than 56,000
Veterans throughout Southern California including the City of Long
Beach and all of Orange County. VA Long Beach is also home to one
of VA’s largest Spinal Cord Injury Units and to the new Major
Charles Robert Soltes Jr. O.D. Blind Rehabilitation Center.
About SoldierStrongSoldierStrong, previously known as
SoldierSocks, helps American patriots literally take their new
steps forward. Through educational scholarships and
by harnessing the most innovative technology in advanced
rehabilitation, we help our returning service men and women
to continue moving in the only direction they should know –
forward. Nearly every dollar SoldierStrong receives goes towards
direct support of American patriots so that they can
re-acclimate to civilian life. Our organization works to
remind those men and women who sacrificed so much that we are
forever thankful.
CONTACT:
SoldierStrong
1127 High Ridge Road #124
Stamford, Connecticut 06905
Telephone: 888-898-3235
Website: http://www.soldierstrong.org
Facebook: SoldierStrong
Twitter: @soldierstrong
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