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COMPANY
HISTORY
CNY PROSTHETIC CENTER has a tradition of
excellence that stretches back over five generations and two families.
In 1866 Chauncy A. Frees opened a business to provide artificial limbs to
help fill the needs engendered by the Civil War. In 1874 he received the first of
many awards for excellence. The small family owned business was taken over by
Mr. Frees' son and then
his grandson, Chauncy W. Frees. In 1943 Howard Tyo, a promising Olympic hopeful skater from Northern New York,
lost his leg in Italy. During his convalescence he took a strong interest in his
own recovery and showed an aptitude for prosthetics that was encouraged by his doctors. He was
soon assisting in the fitting of other veterans. He returned to New York and
apprenticed in prosthetics under Chauncy W. Frees. Chauncy was so impressed with
the young man=s skill he
took him on as a partner. Howard took over the business on Chauncy's
retirement and became recognized nationally as one of the leaders in the field.
John became interested in the field at an early age and followed
his father into the business. On Howard's
retirement in 1976, John purchased the business and opened Orthopedic
Technologies Inc.. Under John's direction, Orthopedic Technologies grew
from a local facility to the 10th largest provider of orthotic and prosthetic
services in the U.S.. The company's
continuing success demanded an increase in John's
time in management and less time in patient care. In 1992 and 1994 respectively, John sold his Western and Eastern
divisions,
now wholly owned subsidiaries of Novacare/Hanger. His Florida company, the
Center for Ambulatory Rehabilitation and Education was purchased by Hanger
Prosthetics and Orthotics in 1997. John, along with Sheila Harrington and Gary
Rivers, then re-established a patient care facility in Central New York, dedicated exclusively to the provision of
prosthetic services.
CNY PROSTHETIC CENTER is devoted
exclusively to providing the type of individual, personal service originally
provided by the Frees and then Frees and Tyo companies. Specialization DOES make
a difference.
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