In Brief

MedServ Equipment Corp., Palatine, Ill., has acquired Miller Medical, an 11-year-old HME in Arlington Heights, Ill. According to MedServ founder Dave Beshoar, the acquisition will double MedServ’s size. “With the increase in staff, delivery vehicles and warehousing space, I see a great opportunity for growth that will create a greater capacity to serve our referral sources and clients throughout the Chicagoland area,” said Beshoar, a former paramedic and firefighter. Miller Medical owner Rob Miller will remain with the company as general manager.

Providential Holdings, Huntington Beach, Calif., has announced it will acquire Western Medical, Phoenix, Ariz., for $5.25 million. The DME company also has locations in Prescott and Tucson, Ariz. According to a statement from Providential, a diversified holding company, plans are to build the company and “make Western Medical an industry leader.”

Norcross, Ga.-based PSA HealthCare, previously Pediatric Services of America, has bought Melmedica Children’s Healthcare, based in Country Club Hills, Ill., for $1.6 million. Included in the deal are Melmedica’s pediatric nursing businesses in Schaumberg, Oak Lawn, Bloomington, Collinsville and Country Club Hills, Ill., and a business in Indianapolis, PSA said. In 2005, Melmedica posted $10.8 million in revenue.