Down Towne Medical Equipment

Vincent Ragonese : Durable Medical Equipment Consultant and Diabetic Shoe Fitter

Karen Ragonese : RPH and Compression Stocking Fitter

1012 Main Street

Branford, CT 06405

P:  (203) 488-1151

F:  (203) 643-6311

Down-Towne Medical Equipment, formerly known as Towne Pharmacy, continues to serve the shoreline community under the same management and at the same location. As an independently owned family business, they are dedicated to serving the shoreline community and supply Durable Medical Equipment to customers from New Haven county to Old Saybrook.

Karen Ragonese, Registered Pharmacist and co-owner of Down-Towne Medical Equipment graduated from the University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy in 1983 and joined her father William Ward, Registered Pharmacist during the same year. She accepted ownership of Towne Pharmacy in 2003 and continued to expand the business and successfully compete with chain pharmacies by offering services and products that chain stores could not match. Today at Down-Towne Medical Karen offers custom compression stocking fittings, orthopedic body brace fittings, wound product recommendations and incontinence supply consultations. Karen is also a member of the Branford Rotary Club and the Branford Chamber of Commerce. 

Vincent is a graduate from the University of Connecticut and had worked in the aerospace industry for over 29 years. He left his profession to join his wife Karen in an effort to expand Towne Pharmacy’s Durable Medical Equipment on the shoreline. Since then, it has evolved into Down-Towne Medical Equipment, formerly Towne Pharmacy. His dedication to the senior community has grown over the years which has earned him recognition as a DME consultant. Vincent’s detailed work within the Aerospace industry has prepared him to concentrate on detail and safety. His assessment of the patient’s condition and needs will ensure the correct product choice for safety and comfort. Services include medical equipment consultations to ensure proper product selection, incontinence supply consultations, diabetic shoe fitting and orthopedic brace fittings. Down-Towne Medical Equipment offers products such as canes, walkers, rollators, knee walkers, transport chairs, wheelchairs, lift chair recliners, scooters, bath safety equipment, compression leg and arm wear, body orthopedic braces, therapeutic/diabetic shoes and speciality indoor and outdoor stair lifts.