The ROHO Group to Unveil New Wheelchair Back at the International Seating Symposium

The ROHO Group will unveil the new ROHO^® AGILITY™ Back System at the 2012 International Seating Symposium in Vancouver, Canada.

With the unveiling, The ROHO Group will offer International Seating Symposium attendees a firsthand look at the new ROHO AGILITY Back System. The unveiling will take place on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 10:40 a.m. at The ROHO Group Booths 65 and 66 in the exhibit hall located at the Westin Bayshore.

The unveiling will begin with an introduction by The ROHO Group’s President, Tom Borcherding, and followed with a presentation by The ROHO Group’s Sr. Director of Training and Education, Darren Hammond, MPT, CWS. Following the presentation, attendees and media will be able to have hands-on experience with the new product.

“The International Seating Symposium is rapidly becoming the premier global conference for professionals around the world with a focus on seating, positioning and mobility, making it the ideal event for the ROHO AGILITY Back System unveiling,” The ROHO Group’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development Pat Chelf said.

Don’t worry if you can’t attend the International Seating Symposium. You can still sign up to receive the latest scoop on the product at agility.therohogroup.com.

The ROHO Group will also be posting updates from the unveiling on their Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/therohogroup and on their Twitter account at @TheROHOGroup.

The International Seating Symposium features the latest developments in the areas of seating, positioning and mobility. Topic areas include product development, research, outcomes and service delivery. More information about ISS can be found online at www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/iss.

 

For more information, contact:
Danielle Boenisch
eMarketing & Support Surface Product Coordinator
The ROHO Group
800-851-3449 ext. 2220
mediarelations@therohogroup.com
TheROHOGroup.com

The Net Impact wins TAM Award for The ROHO Group’s Homepage Redesign

The Net Impact, a St. Louis-based internet and web development and design company, won a Gold TAM award in the Website Development—Landing Page category. The TAM Awards (Targeted Advertising & Marketing) Awards highlight the best business-to-business marketing campaigns in the St. Louis area. The awards honor agencies, companies and the individuals who make them. The awards are presented by the Business Marketing Association of St. Louis.

The awards feature several categories including print advertising, direct mail, trade exhibits, large format displays, promotional materials, public relations and human resource communications, corporate identity graphics, annual reports and newsletters, web development and social media, and multifaceted campaigns.

The awards reception was held on Monday, September 12, 2011 at the Starlight Roof at the Chase Park Plaza.

Congrats to The Net Impact team! We appreciate all that you’ve done!

Introducing new ROHO® SOFFLEX® 2 Mattress Overlay System

The ROHO Group, manufacturer of support surface products for medical and consumer applications, is introducing a new non-powered ROHO^® SOFFLEX^® 2 Mattress Overlay System, designed for individuals who require skin protection.

The SOFFLEX 2 Mattress Overlay System provides the same effective ROHO^® Shape Fitting Technology^® pressure redistribution known throughout the industry. The SOFFLEX 2 is designed to meet the needs of individuals who require skin/soft tissue protection or other medical needs. It has three sections to conform to the individual’s body shape, size and needs. The three non-powered sections easily snap together to form a complete mattress overlay.

“SOFFLEX 2 represents the first of a new generation of support surfaces coming from ROHO that use new materials science to provide the same ROHO^® quality,” Sr. VP of Sales and Business Development, Pat Chelf said.

Made from flame-retardant polyurethane, the new SOFFLEX 2 only weighs 6.5 pounds (2.9 kilograms) and is 36 inches (91.5 centimeters) wide by 81.75 inches (207.5 centimeters) long by 3.5 inches (9 centimeters) tall.

The SOFFLEX 2 comes with a hand inflation pump, operating instructions and a repair kit. It also has two cover options: ROHO^® Reusable Mattress Overlay System Cover or ROHO^® Mattress Overlay Enclosure Cover. The SOFFLEX 2 has an 18-month limited warranty and has a Medicare Part B HCPCS code of E0371 Group II Support Surfaces.

The ROHO Group specializes in Shape Fitting Technology^®, manufacturing cushioning and mattress products for medical applications as well as for recreational and commercial vehicle use. For more information, visit The ROHO Group’s website at www.therohogroup.com or contact customer service at (800) 851-3449 in the US, or at (618) 277-9150 if outside the US.

For more information, contact:
Danielle Boenisch
eMarketing Assistant
The ROHO Group, Inc.
1-800-851-3449, ext. 2220
danielleb@therohogroup.com
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Organization builds wheelchairs for people in poorer countries

I normally never read my college’s alumni magazine (University of Missouri-Columbia’s Mizzou Magazine), but the latest issue happened to arrive just as I was heading to the airport so I had some time to kill. As most alumni magazines do, it mainly features accomplishments of the university’s alumni. What I didn’t expect is that it actually had interesting content.

This issue happened to have a medical focus that featured several pretty cool medical advancements.

One of the articles was about a Missouri School of Journalism student, Alex Rozier, who submitted a story about a non-profit mobility device organization for a journalism contest, “Project: Report.” The Personal Energy Transportation (PET) Project, which started in Columbia, Mo. and is similar to Wheelchairs for Humanity, builds lever-powered mobility devices for people in poorer countries who don’t have access to wheelchairs. Many of the people who receive the devices have had to crawl to get from one place to another or were never able to leave their homes.

Alex’s video submission titled “The World Mobility Problem,” won the contest’s grand prize of $10,000 toward an international reporting project. Then last fall, Alex used half of the money to pay for distribution of PET devices to Guatemala. Alex along with two local TV anchors produced a series for the TV news station titled “The Culture that Crawls” with footage from the delivery of the devices in Guatemala. You can watch the six-part series at theculturethatcrawls.com and don’t forget to let me know what you think. You can read the full article in Mizzou Magazine at mizzoumagazine.com.

Danielle

Danielle Boenisch
eMarketing Assistant
The ROHO Group

P.S. For full disclosure, I am alum of the Missouri School of Journalism, BA ’09. The issue also features some medical advancements including a new type of knee replacement made with living bone and cartilage that is grown in a laboratory.

The ROHO Group launches the ROHO® Mattress Overlay Enclosure Cover

For Immediate Release

October 12, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The ROHO Group launches the ROHO® Mattress Overlay Enclosure Cover

The ROHO Group, manufacturer of support surface products for medical and consumer applications, is introducing a new ROHO mattress cover, the ROHO Mattress Overlay Enclosure Cover.

BELLEVILLE, Ill., (October 12, 2010) — The ROHO Group, manufacturer of support surface products for medical and consumer applications, is introducing a new ROHO® mattress cover, the ROHO® Mattress Overlay Enclosure Cover.

This new water resistant mattress overlay cover features a double pull zipper made of two-pieces that easily comes on and off. The cover comes with straps to secure the overlay to the mattress and is machine washable to clean and sanitize between patients. The cover is water-resistant for management of continence, flame-retardant and made of anti-mocrobial fabric.

The Overlay Enclosure Cover comes in two sizes, ROHO® DRY FLOATATION® Mattress Overlay System and one for the ROHO® PRODIGY™ Mattress Overlay.

The ROHO Group specializes in Shape Fitting Technology®, manufacturing cushioning and mattress products for medical applications as well as for recreational and commercial vehicle use.  For more information, visit The ROHO Group’s website at www.therohogroup.com or contact customer service at (800) 851-3449.

For more information, contact:
Lisa Blackmore
Director, Marketing
The ROHO Group, Inc.
1-800-851-3449, ext. 2002
lisab@therohogroup.com

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