Far too many home medical equipment suppliers do nothing more than act as a gatekeeper between you and the manufacturer, marking up the price of the equipment while they’re at it.
Not only is that go-between unnecessary and expensive, but it creates a barrier between you and the full spectrum of medical options available to you.
How can you know what equipment will work best if you can’t see it for yourself, try it on, and ask a knowledgeable staffer for guidance?
As a locally owned home medical supply store right here in Tampa, we don’t take orders for your equipment and then wait for them to be shipped to us. Our sunny Dale Mabry storefront carries a variety of supplies in stock and on our shelves every single day. You can come in any time you need to explore our selection, talk to our knowledgeable staff, and even try various equipment to find the size and style that works best for you.
Here are some of the many advantages of shopping for home medical equipment in-person.
Visual Inspection
We all know the disappointment of ordering something based on a photo online or in a catalog, and then realizing when it arrives that it’s less than what we envisioned.
You can’t see the shape, size, quality, or materials of a piece of medical equipment from a photograph alone. Helios’s brick-and-mortar medical supply store allows you to see a piece of equipment from all angles before you’ve committed to buying anything.
Trying On Equipment for Fit, Comfort and Effectiveness
Whether it’s a compression garment, an ergonomic pad for your chair, or an electric scooter, fit and comfort are paramount when it comes to home medical equipment. Items that don’t fit properly will slow your recovery—and may even create all new problems.
And if you order the incorrect size to be shipped to you, then you face even more delays in returning your purchase and receiving (hopefully) one that fits.
But when you have an array of medical products and sizes in front of you, all at once, you can experience then and there the one that works best for you.
Comparing Products
Likewise, you may not even be aware of the full array of brands and products available to you. You might not know what makes one brand’s wrist brace different from another’s. And you might even discover a product that works better than the one you’d intended to buy—like finding a knee scooter when you’d come in for crutches.
Without comparison shopping, you just have to guess. And that’s no way to help your healing journey.
Knowledgeable Staff
How long do you have to wait, and how hard do you have to work, to find a real person who can help you with an online order?
As a locally owned store, Helios’ hires knowledgeable staff who are always present—whether to guide you through your shopping in-person or to answer your questions over the phone.
Same-Day Home Medical Supplies
Not only do all these advantages ensure that you find the right medical equipment for your needs, but they eliminate the delays involved in searching a website (or more than one), placing an order, waiting for shipment, and only then seeing whether or not you’ve chosen the right product.
At Helios, we don’t believe you should be forced into sub-optimal home medical supplies. Nor do we think you should wait for the equipment that suits you best. If you’re a patient or a caregiver who’s felt forced to order supplies from far-off suppliers, we encourage you to come by our Tampa-area home medical equipment store today to discover all the options you’ve been missing.
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