Protech Home Medical Announces Continued Business Excellence During COVID-19 Pandemic and Comments on CMS Decision to Remove ...
13 Avril 2020 - 2:00PM
Protech Home Medical Corp. (the “
Company” or
“
Protech”) (TSXV: PTQ), a healthcare services
company with operations in the U.S., provides a further business
update on its operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Protech provides home delivery and efficient
online set-up of equipment for, primarily, chronic conditions. The
Company, based in the United States, operates out of 42 locations
in 10 states with over 17,000 referring physicians and
approximately 80,000 current active patients.
“In just a few weeks, our business has settled
into a new normal,” commented Greg Crawford, Chairman and CEO of
Protech. “As we noted in our press release dated March 18, 2020,
our business has been deemed essential by the US government and we
continue full operations during this pandemic. Since then, we have
seen an uptick in demand for our at-home services. In particular,
the expedited initiative by the medical community to free up
hospital beds by sending non-critical patients home has accelerated
physician referrals in most segments of our business. We are also
pleased that the supply chain for our critical equipment continues
to remain effective, and we continue to opportunistically build
inventory to meet expected increases in demand, particularly for
ventilators and home oxygen equipment.”
Protech’s Chief Financial Officer, Hardik Mehta,
added, “Protech is pleased to announce that it has received more
than C$1.5 million in cash payment as part of the CARES Act
Provider Relief Fund to support healthcare providers fighting the
COVID-19 pandemic. These are payments to healthcare providers, not
loans, and will not need to be repaid. As part of the terms and
conditions the payments can only be used to prevent, prepare for,
and respond to the pandemic. Protech plans to fully utilize these
payments to procure additional equipment and products to prepare
and respond to the anticipated demand related to the pandemic.”
“In a further positive development, CMS, the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has removed
non-invasive ventilators from the 2021 Competitive Bidding Program.
The removal is designed to ensure greater patient access for
at-home ventilator therapy. This segment accounts for approximately
17% of Protech’s revenue which continues to grow aggressively, this
is very comforting and provides a great boost to our patient
centric clinical services that has evolved into industry leading
best practices to serve the physician and patient community. This
change effectively improves Protech’s confidence in accessing the
supply chain for such equipment and strengthens Protech’s margin
outlook on the provision of such equipment,” continued Mr.
Crawford. “I also want to take this opportunity to give heartfelt
thanks to each one of our over 375 incredible team members, many of
whom are on the frontlines of this pandemic. I also want to assure
them that all efforts are undertaken to keep them safe as they go
about their tireless efforts to provide superior care to our
patients.”
ABOUT PROTECH HOME MEDICAL
The Company provides in-home monitoring and
disease management services for patients in the United States
healthcare market. It seeks to continue to expand its offerings to
include the management of several chronic disease states focusing
on patients with heart or pulmonary disease, sleep disorders,
reduced mobility and other chronic health conditions. The primary
business objective of the Company is to create shareholder value by
offering a broader range of services to patients in need of in-home
monitoring and chronic disease management. The Company’s organic
growth strategy is to increase annual revenue per patient by
offering multiple services to the same patient, consolidating the
patient’s services and making life easier for the patient.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press
release constitute "forward-looking information" as such term is
defined in applicable Canadian securities legislation. The words
"may", "would", "could", "should", "potential", "will", "seek",
"intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" and
similar expressions as they relate to the Company, including how
the Company plans to spend the payments it received under the CARES
Act Provider Relief Fund, are intended to identify forward-looking
information. All statements other than statements of historical
fact may be forward-looking information. Such statements reflect
the Company's current views and intentions with respect to future
events, and current information available to the Company, and are
subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions,
including, without limitation: the Company’s ability to source
additional equipment and products to prepare and respond to the
anticipated demand related to the pandemic. Many factors could
cause the actual results, performance or achievements that may be
expressed or implied by such forward-looking information to vary
from those described herein should one or more of these risks or
uncertainties materialize. Examples of such risk factors include,
without limitation: credit; market (including equity, commodity,
foreign exchange and interest rate); liquidity; operational
(including technology and infrastructure); reputational;
insurance; strategic; regulatory; legal; environmental; capital
adequacy; the general business and economic conditions in the
regions in which the Company operates, including those related to
the COVID-19 pandemic; the ability of the Company to execute on
key priorities, including the successful completion of
acquisitions, business retention, and strategic plans and to
attract, develop and retain key executives; difficulty integrating
newly acquired businesses; the ability to implement business
strategies and pursue business opportunities; low profit market
segments; disruptions in or attacks (including cyber-attacks) on
the Company's information technology, internet, network access or
other voice or data communications systems or services; the
evolution of various types of fraud or other criminal behavior to
which the Company is exposed; the failure of third parties to
comply with their obligations to the Company or its affiliates;
the impact of new and changes to, or application of, current laws
and regulations; decline of reimbursement rates; dependence on few
payors; possible new drug discoveries; a novel business model;
dependence on key suppliers; granting of permits and licenses in a
highly regulated business; the overall difficult litigation
environment, including in the U.S.; increased competition; changes
in foreign currency rates; increased funding costs and market
volatility due to market illiquidity and competition for funding;
the availability of funds and resources to pursue operations;
critical accounting estimates and changes to accounting standards,
policies, and methods used by the Company; and the occurrence of
natural and unnatural catastrophic events and claims resulting
from such events; as well as those risk factors discussed or
referred to in the Company’s disclosure documents filed with the
securities regulatory authorities in certain provinces of Canada
and available at www.sedar.com. Should any factor affect the
Company in an unexpected manner, or should assumptions underlying
the forward-looking information prove incorrect, the actual results
or events may differ materially from the results or events
predicted. Any such forward-looking information is expressly
qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. Moreover,
the Company does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or
completeness of such forward-looking information. The
forward-looking information included in this press release is made
as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
information, other than as required by applicable law.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For further information please visit our website
at www.protechhomemedical.com, or contact:
Gregory CrawfordChief Executive OfficerProtech
Home Medical Corp.859-300-6455investorinfo@myphm.com
Investor Relations:Oak Hill Financial
Inc.Jonathan L. Robinson
CFA416-669-1001jrobinson@oakhillfinancial.ca
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