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| Located in Orlando, POA is convenient to all of Central Florida. Our reputation brings patients from all across the nation. Our facilities are open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Appointments may be scheduled by calling (407) 245-7770 or (800) 347-4946. We will do our very best to accommodate your scheduling needs. |
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POA Clients lead full, active lives.
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Learn more about the stories and triumphs of POA clients like Scout Bassett who survived a fire that took her right leg and part of her left foot. Before she was even a year old, Scout was left on the doorstep of an orphanage in Nanjing, China. Her right leg was so damaged that doctors amputated it above the knee.
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Nate Winters (AK), Anthony Barruto (AK/BK) and Bree McMahon (AK) are three of POA's local teen athletes. Nate and Anthony pitch on their school baseball teams, and Bree plans to play college soccer when she finishes high school and her rehabilitation.
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At POA, your success is our passion. |
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Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates of Central Florida is an industry leader and innovator in the custom fabrication of high performance prosthetic products, as well as cranial helmets for infants. Using only the finest materials available, POA employs the most advanced techniques known in the precision fitting and fabrication of prostheses.
POA has developed a vacuum system which can be used for ALL levels of amputation. The patented POA negative pressure socket (NPS) system incorporates into AK, BK, hip disarticulate and hemi-pelvectomy sockets added benefits such as less weight and moving parts, healthier skin, more intimate fit, and less volume change throughout the day.
Other POA products include Custom Cranial Helmets for infants that are helping to shape the heads of tomorrow. |
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Team POA patients and staff at 2008 ACA Convention |
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POA Philosophy
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All of the photographs you see on this website are of POA patients. There are images of amputees doing amazing things like competing in triathlons, rock climbing, water-skiing, wakeboarding, running in marathons, and most importantly walking. Quite often, people mistakenly attribute the success that these patients are experiencing to our facility.
At POA, we realize that the products we provide are merely a single tool of many required to achieve success. It is a person’s spirit – their resilience, determination and will that ultimately make their goals happen. We are here to assist the process with the use of superior, cost effective products, training, and all the support one could ask for. |
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Notice of Privacy Practices |
For Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates (POA)
This summary briefly describes important information contained in our Notice of Privacy Practices. We encourage you to take the time to read the complete Notice, which can be found here.
Our Notice of Privacy Practices describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law. It also describes your rights to access and control your protected health information. Your “protected health information” means any of your written and oral health information, including your demographic data that can be used to identify you. This is health information that is created or received by your health care provider, and that relates to your past, present or future physical or mental health condition.
This Notice will let you know about the various ways we use and disclose your medical information, describe your rights and our obligations with respect to the use or disclosure of your medical information. We will also ask that you acknowledge receipt of this Notice the first time you come to or use any of our facilities, because the law requires us to make a good faith effort to obtain your acknowledgment.
We are required by law to:
Make sure that any medical or health information that we have that identifies you is kept private, and will be used or disclosed only in accord with our Notice of Privacy Practices and applicable law; Give you the complete Notice of our legal duties and our privacy practices; and Abide by the terms of the Notice of Privacy Practices that is in effect from time to time. | |