A. Malachi Mixon III – known to most as Mal — is one of the Cleveland healthcare industry’s entrepreneurial successes. But that’s just one of the reasons why he is MedCity Media’s first recipient of “The Cities” Medical Mayor award, which recognizes his insight, vision and contributions to healthcare. “The Cities” awards honor the best, [...]

Mal Mixon led Invacare for three decades and powered wheelchair sales as well as the company’s identity. Read about five key moments in Mixon’s leadership at Invacare, including his initial $10,000 investment and his innovations in motorized wheelchairs.

Invacare Corp. (NYSE:IVC) CEO A. Malachi Mixon III, a name synonymous with the company since he bought it with his life savings in 1979, is stepping down from his chief executive post but will stay on as chairman. Gerald Blouch, who’s been working as the home health products maker’s interim CEO since April, will succeed Mixon in the chief executive role.

Invacare Corp.‘s high-profile chairman and CEO A. Malachi Mixon III — known to most people simply as Mal — plans to return to his chairman’s seat by the end of July.The hard-living entrepreneur who threw in his life’s savings of $10,000 to lead the buyout of the home healthcare equipment and supply maker in 1979 [...]

A. Malachi Mixon III, chairman and chief executive of Invacare Corp. (NYSE: IVC), has suffered a mild stroke and is taking a medical leave to recover, the company said early Friday.Gerald B. Blouch, president and chief operating officer for the Elyria, Ohio, company that makes home health care equipment and supplies, will take over as [...]

A. Malachi Mixon III, chairman and chief executive of Invacare Corp., shook his head in disbelief when he heard that the head of the Senate Finance Committee wanted to tax medical device sales to raise $4 billion a year to pay for health care reform. Now that the absurdity is on the verge of becoming a reality, Mixon is speaking out.

One Cuyahoga County commissioner believes Mayor Frank Jackson should lower his $20 million asking price for city-owned land coveted for a medical merchandise mart and new convention center.

Former U.S. Senator Charles Robb’s international experience could benefit Invacare as the home health equipment provider enters new overseas markets.

Invacare Corp. profits rose 43 percent in the second quarter from a year ago as operating expenses as a proportion of sales, interest expenses and income taxes fell. Sales fell 8 percent to $412.5 million in the recent quarter from a year ago, mostly because of unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates. Last week, President Obama gave a thumb’s up to the home health care industry.

A. Malachi Mixon III, chairman and chief executive of Invacare Corp., feels blessed that his company has side-stepped the world financial and economic crises. He’s optimistic about his company’s financial prospects this year, and about the long-term prospects of the home health care industry.