Handicare, a global leader in mobility and accessibility solutions, announced today the re-launch of its preventative and field service program Handicare Plus across North America. Handicare Plus compliments Handicare’s product line by providing regular inspection and maintenance of patient handling equipment throughout hospitals and long-term care homes. The program is designed to keep critical equipment used daily for patient routines in exceptional working order, making it easier for healthcare workers to focus on providing valuable care without disruption.
Handicare Plus is offered through a selection of plans that offer a unique set of features and benefits and meet all regulatory requirements. Each plan is designed with budget and flexibility in mind. This provides customers, large and small, every opportunity to be part of a program fully supported by expertly trained staff and a dedicated support team.
“We are excited about Handicare Plus and how it will help our customers reduce equipment downtime, ensure timely routine repairs, improve safety and reduce overall cost of ownership.” said Philip Marmina, Senior Vice-President for Handicare North America. “Our program has been designed to help our customers focus on care for their clients and our highly knowledgeable team is ready to support them throughout the life of their equipment.”
Handicare’s portfolio of safe patient handling products promote safer care environments. With the addition of Handicare Plus, our customers product investments are kept in exceptional working order ensuring the integrity of safe patient handling programs for staff and patients.
Starting today customers can contact Handicare Account Managers to learn more about plans and sign-up for Handicare Plus.
Key Features and Benefits of Handicare Plus:
- Handicare Plus takes on the full responsibility of preventative maintenance to ensure compliance with local OSHA and OH&S standards.
- All plans meet and exceed ISO 10535 and CSA Z10535.2-17 annual compliance standards.
- Access to experienced full-time Handicare Plus technicians that have been trained on all Handicare products and a dedicated support team available by phone or e-mail.
- Inspection records are maintained for every preventive and field service jobs on equipment.
- Considerable cost savings in annual maintenance budgets, allowing internal teams to focus on other critical tasks.
- All inquiries are responded to within four hours during standard business hours. Top tier plans offer quicker response times with a Handicare Plus Technician on site typically within 48 hours.
- Unforeseen problems are discovered beforehand and repaired immediately, extending the overall life of safe patient handling equipment.
- Plans designed to meet any budgetary requirement and equipment demands.
For more information on Handicare Plus please visit our website: http://www.handicareusa.com
About Handicare
Handicare offers solutions to increase the independence of disabled or elderly people, and to facilitate for their care providers and family. The offering encompasses a comprehensive range of curved and straight stairlifts, transfer, lifting and repositioning aids and vehicle adaptations. Handicare is a global company with sales in some 40 countries and is one of the market leaders in this field. The head office is in Stockholm, Sweden and manufacturing and assembly is located at four sites distributed across North America, Asia, and Europe with approximately 900 by end of 2020. Handicare is part of Savaria Group, a global leader in Accessibility with approximately 2,300 employees worldwide and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. For more information, www.handicaregroup.com and www.savaria.com.
