US Med-Equip adds jobs and opens local hub to supply Oregon and Southwest Washington health systems with rental equipment.
US Med-Equip opened a Portland branch to deliver equipment to hospitals across Oregon and Southwest Washington.
The new location will serve hospitals and health systems throughout the Pacific Northwest by providing rental beds, patient monitors, ventilators, infusion pumps, bariatric and other medical equipment.
According to a release from US Med-Equip, the expansion comes as the region prepares for inpatient capacity expansions. Oregon’s growing 65-and-older population is projected to outnumber residents under 18 within the next several years, notes the company release, driving demand for critical care equipment.
“Portland-area hospitals are adding beds and treating sicker, more complex patients. They can’t afford to wait days for equipment those patients need,” says Clay Rose, CEO of US Med-Equip, in a release. “Health systems here told us they needed a local partner that could respond fast and keep equipment in top condition, ready for the next patient. That’s what this branch is built to do.”
The opening coincides with a major local build-out of inpatient capacity, including new patient towers and emergency department expansions underway at major Portland-area health systems that will add hundreds of beds to the region in the coming years. Oregon has the second-lowest number of hospital beds per capita in the nation, according to the Hospital Association of Oregon, leaving local health systems little margin to absorb fluctuations in patient demand.
The Portland branch adds to the national network of locations the Houston-based company has been building as hospital demand for rental equipment and outsourced services continues to grow.
Photo caption: US Med-Equip team lead
Photo credit: US Med-Equip
