Patient’s Choice Healthcare, Inc.
Columbus, OH
August 1998

Bengur Bryan advised Patient’s Choice and its shareholders on its sale to Universal Hospital Services, Inc. Bengur Bryan identified Universal as a strategic acquirer seeking to expand its geographical scope and assisted in the negotiations in the transaction.

Patient’s Choice is a medical distribution company that rents, sells and leases IVpumps to home infusion companies, long-term consulting pharmacies, oncology clinics and hospitals. The company sells over 4,000 disposables, rents over 60 different models of IV pumps and provides service on all IV equipment for biomedical recertification, repair and testing to hospital integrated health systems and alternate site providers. PCH serves customers in eight regional areas and represents over 70 equipment and supply manufacturers.

Universal Hospital Services is a provider of movable medical equipment through pay-per-use equipment management programs to more than 2,700 hospitals and other health care providers primarily in the mid-western U.S. In addition, UHOS provides support services including equipment delivery, training, technical and educational support, inspection and maintenance.