RoundTable Health Care, an independently owned in-home respiratory and mobility service provider, announced it is opening a new location in the Outer Banks region of North Carolina.
The new location at 4039 Caratoke Highway in Barco will provide patient-focused respiratory care services and medical supplies to patients throughout the Outer Banks and surrounding areas. RoundTable will host a grand opening celebration from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19 at the Barco location. Attendees can enjoy light refreshments and hors d’oeuvres, product demonstrations, meet the staff, ask questions, and possibly win door prizes.
“We are excited to be taking a locally owned company to a new state and new community and continue to provide the best personalized care for their needs,” said Joeli Olson, chief operating officer of RoundTable Health Care, which has sister respiratory care providers in West Virginia and Maryland under the name Mountaineer Home Medical. “We aren’t a cookie-cutter company. That’s our commitment to the patients and their doctors and referral sources.”
Mountaineer Home Medical was established in 2004 in Morgantown, W.Va, by James Michael. In 2022, the company expanded into Maryland, opening a second location in Cumberland, Michael’s hometown. From those two locations, the company provides and services in-home respiratory services, sleep treatments, and mobility assistance devices for much of northern West Virginia and western Maryland.
“Our mission is supported by a highly effective home treatment model, personalized education, custom care plans, and chronic disease management,” Olson said.. “This
expansion reflects the trust and loyalty of our customers and the unwavering support of patients, partners, and staff.”
“We are still a small, local company that focuses on the patients and ensuring they and their referral sources are treated with compassion and dignity like we would treat our own family members,” Olson added. “We are little, but we care a lot.”
Olson said several factors led to the company’s decision to expand into North Carolina. She said the Outer Banks region currently does not have very many oxygen suppliers or places that specialize in mobility equipment and other types of durable medical equipment. Many people in the region had to travel an hour or more to larger cities, such as Virginia Beach/Norfolk, Va., or Elizabeth City, N.C., to acquire oxygen supplies and durable medical equipment.
“We are already getting calls from a lot of providers and referral sources asking, ‘Will you service my patient in Hatteras, Buxton, or Ocracoke?’ They just can’t get in-home care.” Olson said.
Additionally, the region has a growing senior population. Currently, that region of the state has more people older than 60 than it has people ages 17 or younger. By 2040, North Carolina is expected to be home to more than 2.7 million senior citizens, twice as many as now live there.
Olson said the third reason for the expansion is that many people from West Virginia and Maryland go to North Carolina, and the Outer Banks specifically, for vacation or to escape winter.
“If our West Virginia and Maryland clients are traveling to North Carolina for a week or a season or decide to move there, they will know they will get the same attention and great service,” Olson said. “We’re just a phone call away, 24 hours a day.” For information, visit www.mountaineerhomemedical.com or www.roundtablehealthcare.org.
