Even in a profession noted for dedicated practitioners and quality facilities, Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates of Central Florida (POA), Orlando, and its owner and president, Stan Patterson, CP, stand out. In a tight economy where many healthcare providers are cutting back, Patterson keeps expanding with a business model that focuses on going beyond fitting and prosthetic rehabilitation. Plus, he is noted for treating uninsured patients while operating a large patient care facility in which both patients and staff are treated like family, says Karen Hughes, POA’s web and social media director, who also has a transfemoral amputation and is a POA patient.
