ATLANTA — Linde North America has acquired Respiratory Support Services, Livingston, Tenn., which delivers post-acute respiratory care in a variety of settings, including patient homes.
"Adding RSS' advanced patient care capabilities enables Linde to offer a more complete product and service line in the U.S.," said Mike Walsh, president of LifeGas, the medical division of Linde North America.
Under terms of the acquisition, RSS management staff and employees will join LifeGas, but the company will operate as Linde RSS LLC. The deal enables Linde to introduce its global REMEO program for care of ventilated patients to the U.S. market.
Latin for "I return home," the REMEO program attempts to bridge the gap between the hospital intensive care unit and the patient's home to provide ventilation patients with "an unprecedented continuum of care," the company said.
