Category Archives: Freeport Home Medical Equipment News

October 4 Health Matters Column by Carolyn Sluiter, RCP, CFm, President  October Brings Flu Shots and Breast Cancer Awareness As in recent years, Freeport Home Medical Equipment (FHME) is partnering with the Stephenson County Health Department to offer flu shots … Continue reading →

Featured in “The Rolling Stone” Vol. 38, No. 9, September 2011 Edition http://www.stephensonseniorcenter.org/seniornews.html News from the Homefront by Carolyn Sluiter President of Freeport Home Medical Equipment Every Body Matters To Rehab Professionals Rehabilitation is a medical specialty which helps restore … Continue reading →

Journey Beyond Cancer Cancer Survivor Seminar Series Click here for a printable version Mark your calendar to join the Cancer Survivor Educational Outreach Coalition in a series of three free seminars on topics of interest or concern to cancer survivors. … Continue reading →

Featured in “The Rolling Stone” Vol. 38, No. 8, August 2011 Edition http://www.stephensonseniorcenter.org/seniornews.html News from the Homefront by Carolyn Sluiter President of Freeport Home Medical Equipment Are Healthy People Happier or Are Happy People Healthier? It’s been generally recognized for … Continue reading →

Have a question on how many of a supply items you are allowed with your insurance? Check our allowables page to view the 2011 allowables for Medicare and Public Aid. Generally speaking, private insurances follow similar guidelines to that of … Continue reading →

Click here to download a .pdf version of our 2011 catalog, please contact us to recieve hardcopies for your facility.

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Every minute of the day, three older adults in America are treated in an emergency department for a fall. Late last year, Aging Successfully, a publication of Saint Louis University School of Medicine, reported falls cost the American health system … Continue reading →

According to the National Institutes of Health, 50 to 70 million Americans are affected by chronic sleep disorders and intermittent sleep problems that can significantly diminish health, alertness and safety. Untreated sleep disorders have been linked to high blood pressure, … Continue reading →

The world’s population is aging at a record pace. In the United States alone, in 2011, just two years from now, more than 10,000 individuals will turn 65 each and every day for nearly the next twenty consecutive years. This … Continue reading →