About Us

Founded in 1991, Central Ohio Orthotic & Prosthetic Center is an independently owned facility.

Our facility and practitioners are licensed by the state of Ohio and certified through the American Board for Certification. ABC mandates the high quality and patient care standards that our facility and staff must meet to maintain ABC Certification.

Central Ohio Orthotic & Prosthetic Center is equipped to provide children and adults with any prescribed custom fit or custom fabricated orthoses or prosthesis.

We provide services through physician prescription and insurance referrals.

Evaluation - To understand the patients goals and activities

Impression and Measurement - in order to custom fit or custom fabricate the device for each individual patient's needs.

Fitting - To confirm brace function per physician's prescription

Patient Instructions - Written instructions on wear and care given to each patient

Our Orthotic and Prosthetic services are available to hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, subacute centers and nursing homes.

Facility Accreditation:
Central Ohio Orthotic and Prosthetic is committed to assuring the highest level of competency in the unique services we provide. To meet this commitment, our Company and its professional staff have achieved credentialing by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics & Prosthetics, Inc. (ABC). ABC is the preeminent orthotic and prosthetic credentialing organization in the United States. Their primary goal is to assure that orthotic and/or prosthetic practitioners, as well as the facilities they practice in, meet the highest level of competency for the protection of individuals receiving orthotic and/or prosthetic healthcare.

We are fully accredited by ABC to provide comprehensive clinical, technical and administrative orthotic and/or prosthetic services. This accreditation process involves meeting stringent standards in the following areas:

• Organizational Governance and Administrative Management
• Professional Staff Qualifications and Responsibilities
• Patient Care and Management
• Quality Assessment and Improvement
• Facility and Safety Management

This accreditation informs both our patients, as well as our referral sources, that the highest level of patient care can and should be expected. Facility Accreditation is time limited and must be renewed on a regular basis. This accreditation process includes an on-site review by an ABC sanctioned Facility Accreditation Committee in the areas indicated above.

Practitioners:

Our practitioners are fully certified or deemed eligible, by ABC (American Board of Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics), to provide comprehensive clinical and technical services related to the evaluation, design, development and fitting of orthotic and prosthetic healthcare services requires them to meet specific education, experience and skill requirements. Their certification process involves meeting stringent standards of care and treatment in the following areas of competency:

• Clinical Assessment
• Patient Management
• Technical Implementation
• Practice Management
• Professional Responsibility

To acquire these competencies and achieve ABC certification, our practitioners must undergo lengthy and dedicated processes that includes education and experience, as well as demonstration of their sill/competency by examination. In addition to the above, our practitioners are also required by ABC to maintain a predetermined amount of approved continuing educational credits to maintain their certification and assure continued competency in the care they provide.