Hanger donates $10,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, launches donation-matching effort

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AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 5, 2017 – Hanger, Inc. announced today that it has given $10,000 to the American Red Cross to assist with Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts. Hanger is also encouraging others to donate by using its Red Cross microsite, and will match additional donations up to $10,000 through Oct. 31.

Access the website here: https://www.redcross.org/donate/cm/hangerinc-emp.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by Hurricane Harvey, particularly all who have been displaced from their homes,” said Hanger, Inc. President & CEO Vinit Asar. “There is a great need for assistance as Texas and the Gulf Coast rebuild and recover, and as a Hanger family, we stand at the ready to help with the recovery efforts. Many of our employees and patients have already dedicated time, money, and supplies to outreach efforts across the area. I am continually humbled by and appreciative of our community’s ability to band together in times of adversity, and support one another.”

About Hanger, Inc. – Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Hanger, Inc. is a leading provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) patient care services and products. The company operates as an ecosystem of diversified companies delivering complementary solutions to individuals and providers with O&P needs, and is organized in two business segments – Patient Care and Products & Services. Through its Patient Care segment, Hanger provides comprehensive, outcomes-based O&P services to individuals of all ages at more than 925 Hanger Clinic locations nationwide. Through its Products & Services segment, Hanger serves the broader O&P community and skilled nursing facilities through designing and distributing branded and private label O&P devices, products and components, providing consulting services, and offering post-acute rehabilitative solutions. Rooted in clinical research, excellence, and innovation, Hanger is a purpose-driven company focused on empowering human potential. For more information, visit corporate.hanger.com.

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