Talk:Hanger, Inc.

Please suggest improvements
Please offer suggestions on how this page can be improved to better reflect Wikipedia standards. It has numerous credible references so I am unsure why there is a question of "notability." (WBancroft (talk) 02:03, 10 March 2009 (UTC))
 * The main claim to notability in this article is that it "one of the largest provider of prosthetic and orthotic patient care services in the United States." Now "the largest" would certainly be notable, but "one of the largest" not so much. That reference comes from Funding Universe here: and if you read the company profile there you will find that the phrasing "… provide orthotic and prosthetic services … at a reasonable cost to our patients, and continually strive to improve our services and facilities, while maintaining a rewarding atmosphere for our associates and investors …" reads as if it were from a press release or a biography written and employee of the company - which by definition is not an independent, reliable source. Here is a link to the notability criteria for companies.

Sorry, but the direct quote from the source at the Funding Universe site is "Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. is the oldest and one of the largest prosthetics and orthotics (O & P) companies in the world."

- Funding Universe site

You can't reference that site and then make the claim that it is the largest - I am going to revert. pablo hablo. 15:52, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Okay, my mistake. I am working on locating a more credible reference for this information. What other problems do you see with the article? (WBancroft (talk) 17:12, 10 March 2009 (UTC))

Is notability validated by stories about the work of the company on/in national media outlets such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, and USA Today? (WBancroft (talk) 19:35, 10 March 2009 (UTC))
 * If they are "mainstream news organisations" (see WP:RS), and it's a news article, they should be fine pablo hablo. 20:04, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your assistance. I am still working on the notability issue and locating a more reliable source. (WBancroft (talk) 22:43, 13 March 2009 (UTC))

reply to proposed deletion
First of all, I am a new contributor to Wikipedia. I don't have ulterior motives of advertising a company or its products, but I do have the motive of providing sound and thorough information for people who may be researching that company. The article I posted was proposed for deletion and I removed the tag. I have since read that I need to explain why I removed the tag, so here goes:

One expressed concern was that the article sounded like an advertisement, but both I and other Wikipedians have deleted what I believe was the objectionable material. Another concern was notability, particularly that which would be established by the first reference in the article. I am working on correcting this by locating a reliable source for this information. Also, there was a concern that one of the references had an invalid tag, which I believe I have corrected.

I am confused because when I look at other company articles (Devon Energy for example), I don't see a reference for every fact that is stated about the company like "...one of the world's leading independent oil and gas exploration..." (no reference given.)  Also, I read under reliable sources that material the actual company had produced was not considered objective. But I see other companies referencing their annual reports, or their self written corporate histories. So I am confused. But I really want to continue with this article, and make it right according to Wikipedia standards. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by WBancroft (talk • contribs) 14:39, 14 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Many Wikipedia articles do not (yet) meet Wikipedia's own standards. For some reason, this article caught the eye of someone who tagged it.  That is good;  this article soon will be far better than many like it.  See for example the articles listed in Medical equipment.  I do think that at this time the article sounds like an infomercial.  Looking at some more articles about other companies in the medical equipment industry will suggest what content should be added here.  --Una Smith (talk) 03:19, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

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U.S. Patent application from a Confederate state?
The timeline here says that Hanger applied for a U.S. Patent in 1963, while still based in Virginia, which had seceded from the Union at that time. How did that work?Mukogodo (talk) 23:04, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Repossessing Prosthetics
May be worth expanding upon. See:

"Holliman said he got a pair of prosthetic legs in August from a company called Hanger, which has offices in Hattiesburg [...] On Dec. 23, an employee from Hanger came to the Veterans Home to see Holliman. Holliman said the man was adjusting his prosthetic legs, then asked himto sign some paperwork for Medicare. Holliman said he declined because the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs should pay for the legs in full. [...] The man responded by taking the legs and leaving."

PvOberstein (talk) 01:07, 14 January 2020 (UTC)