February 21, 2020
Los Angeles, Feb. 21, 2020 – Last Thursday, Hanger was featured on the popular show Jeopardy when a clue referenced the company’s founder, J.E. Hanger, as the first amputee of the Civil War and inventor of a new type of prosthetic leg. A clip of the segment is available here.
In 1861 as an 18-year-old engineering student, J.E. Hanger left school and his family to join his brothers in the Civil War. Less than two days after enlisting, a cannonball tore through his leg early in the Battle of Philippi, making him the first documented amputee of the war. After months of working on what would prove to be a revolutionizing prosthetic solution, the “Hanger Limb” was first worn by Hanger in November 1861.
To learn more about Hanger’s namesake and the company’s history, visit: www.hanger.com/history.
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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Annie Myers
External Relations Manager
(210) 440-7380 or [email protected]