EBO Group Donates Mobile Surgical Chair to Burn Institute: EBO Group

Contact: Keith Nichols, President, EBO Group, Inc. (330)590-8105 or knichols@ebogroupinc.com

For more information, contact:

Betsy Mikalacki, Marketing
TransMotion Medical, Inc.
330-239-4192, ext 177 betsymikalacki@transmotionmedical.com

Pam Holtz, Director of Foundation Marketing
(330) 543-8994               pholtz@chmca.org
Under deadline (330) 592-1340

EBO Group Donates Mobile Surgical Chair to Burn Institute

Christine Sadie, Nurse Manager, Burn Institute, gratefully accepts the medical stretcher-chair donation
by Dennis Pack and Betsy Mikalacki of TransMotion Medical a subsidiary of EBO Group, Inc.

AKRON, Ohio, March 18, 2009 – The employee owners of the EBO Group generously donated a TransMotion Medical, Inc. TMM5T Mobile Surgical Chair to The Paul and Carol David Foundation Burn Institute at Akron Children's Hospital. Dennis Pack, scheduler/buyer, and Betsy Mikalacki, marketing presented the chair to Christine Sadie, RN, nurse manager from Burn Institute and David Andrews, M.D., chairman of the Department of Surgery and medical director of the Burn Center on Feb. 24. The surgical chair will be used in the institute’s Mary S. & David C. Corbin Outpatient Burn Center.

“Annually our employee owners choose to make a community donation. Because Akron Children’s provides such a valuable service to Northeast Ohio and they are a valued customer of TransMotion Medical, we chose to make an in-kind donation in the form of one of our products the TMM5T surgical stretcher-chair,” said Keith Nichols, EBO president. “This donation is made with sincere appreciation to Children’s for the excellent burn care they provide to our community and the region.”

The TMM5T is a mobile stretcher-chair designed for outpatient surgery procedures – some of which include plastic and reconstructive surgery, ear, nose & throat and ophthalmology procedures. Fully motorized positioning allows it to convert from chair to stretcher at the push of a button. The articulating head-piece with wrist rest and exceptional height range of 23” to 39” assures superior surgeon access. The chair features memory foam surface cushions and padded, tuck-away side rails for added patient comfort and safety. Retail value: $11,315.

Since 1978, the Paul and Carol David Foundation Burn Institute at Akron Children's Hospital has provided specialized care for burn victims of all ages throughout northeast Ohio. Akron Children's Hospital is one of only two pediatric hospitals in the country that treats adult burn patients.

About Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital cares for about 500,000 patients each year and performs more pediatric surgeries than any other hospital in northeast Ohio. Children's operates a 253-bed pediatric hospital in downtown Akron, housing a regional burn center for both adults and children, a pediatric trauma center, regional neonatal and pediatric intensive care units and more than 30 clinical specialties. Children's also operates the Beeghly Campus in Boardman, a free-standing children's hospital with a 32-bed inpatient unit. In addition, services are provided at 68 other locations throughout the region, including 25 Children's campuses and 43 partner facilities.

In addition, more than 100 advocacy, education, outreach and research programs are provided to children and their families. Akron Children's Hospital has earned the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission and Magnet Recognition Status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. In 2008, Children's became one of the founding members of the BioInnovation Institute in Akron, a unique collaboration of research, education and health institutions designed to pioneer the next generation of life-enhancing and life-saving innovations. For more information, visit www.akronchildrens.org.

About TransMotion Medical, Inc
TransMotion Medical, Inc., located in Sharon Center, Ohio, manufactures the most advanced line of motorized stretcher-chairs in the medical industry. This growing line can be found in the top-rated hospitals and surgical centers across the United States as well as international markets. Known for streamlining the patient treatment process, our products convert from chair to stretcher so a patient can go from admission to discharge in one chair. This allows for increased productivity and can eliminate the need for transfers, thus reducing patient fall and staff injury risk. One Patient, One Surface.

TransMotion Medical is a subsidiary of EBO Group, Inc. A 100% employee owned company dedicated to the concept of employee-owners working towards a common goal of continuous success through excellence at every level of the operation. All EBO Group employee-owners share in the rewards of the success enjoyed by each of the subsidiary companies. The employee stock ownership program was established as a way to evolve ownership from the original founders to the employees. The EBO Group, currently with 70 employees, is an umbrella organization that is home to four, fully-owned subsidiaries: PT Tech; TransMotion Medical, Inc.; IPESsol; and Triton Hybrid Drives, Inc. For more information, visit www.ebogroupinc.com.

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