Pediatric Therapeutic Services Inc. Wins Bronze at 2015 Edison Awards

PEDIATRIC THERAPEUTIC SERVICES INC. (PTS Inc.) Wins Bronze Edison Award at Gala on April 23 in New York (Conshohocken PA)

(April 28, 2015) – Pediatric Therapeutic Services Inc. received a Bronze from the internationally renowned Edison Awards in the category of Lifestyle & Social Impact – Human Services. The distinguished awards, inspired by Thomas Edison’s persistence and inventiveness, recognize innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy.  The Awards have been recognizing and honoring the best in innovations and innovators since 1987. They honor game-changing innovations that are at the forefront of new product and service development, marketing and human-centered design, and are one of the highest accolades a company can receive in the name of successful innovation.

“It’s exciting to see companies like PTS Inc. continuing Thomas Edison’s legacy of challenging conventional thinking,” said Frank Bonafilia, Edison Awards’ executive director. “Edison Awards recognizes the game-changing products and services, and the teams that brought them to consumers.”

Award winners were announced April 23, 2015 at the Edison Awards Annual Gala, held in the historic Ballroom of The Capitale in New York City. “It was incredibly exciting and humbling to be in the company of so many world-changing innovators, including 3M, Motorola, Google and Pepsi,” stated PTS Managing Partner Pam Hackett. “PTS has made a significant investment in technology that brings a new level of transparency and financial accountability to special education services. We are proud to be recognized for the way our BudgetWatchTM technology enables us to improve related services for special need students while controlling costs for school districts.”

Edison Award nominees are judged by more than 3,000 senior business executives and academics from across the nation whose votes acknowledge the Finalists’ success in meeting the award’s stringent criteria of quality.

About Pediatric Therapeutic Services (PTS)
Pediatric Therapeutic Services (PTS) Inc. provides advanced therapy staffing solutions to school districts, charter schools, and early intervention programs. The organization integrates comprehensive therapy management with related services and program supports to streamline operations, reduce costs, and improve classroom performance.

PTS was included on Inc. Magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing, private companies in America every year since 2007.   In 2009, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce named PTS recipient of its Customer Service of the Year Award. In 2010, PTS was named Best Overall Service Business in the USA by the American Business Award’s ‘Stevie Award for Women in Business’.

Founded in 1998 by Managing Partners Diana Fongheiser and Pamela Hackett, PTS is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA, serving eastern PA, northern DE, and south and central NJ. Visit PTS online at https://mypts.com

About the Edison Awards
The Edison Awards is a program conducted by Edison Universe, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to fostering future innovators. For more information about the Edison Awards, Edison Universe and a list of past winners, visit www.edisonawards.com.