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Guess what? Our attorney(s) said it was in our best interest, from an Risk Management perspective, to continue to give crutches out and apply for a DME license...yeah! Just in time for the 11th hour. The ED satff at my place is wonderful, though, willing to make it work! Thanks for your input.

Thanks for your ideas...keep them coming. We are looking at combination funding with vouchers to purchase from local vendors..we like the donation idea and are asking all local thrift shops to directly donate any crutches donated to them.

We have been asked to stop giving out crutches to ED patients (because we cannot collect on the charges). We see 38,000 patients a year...many indigent. We do not have a DME license and the hospital is not interested in getting one. What are other hospitals doing about this? ------------------