Our History
Our story began in May of 1995, with an immigrant entrepreneur, Gurmit Singh Bhatia. After years of working with the largest national biomedical equipment rental company, he established a small biomedical service company in Houston, Texas. After several years of struggle and eventual success and stability, Gurmit joined forces with another entrepreneur and veteran of the medical industry, Greg Salario, to establish US Med-Equip.
With a common respect for employees, seeking team members that bring the organization to the next level and expecting the best, Gurmit and Greg have made US Med-Equip an industry-leading medical equipment company in the U.S., focusing on medical equipment rentals, medical equipment sales, biomedical repair services, and asset management services and solutions.
It’s not all talk at US Med-Equip. We have the stories, testimonials and news articles to back up our mission and vision in action.
Please take a look and see just how our past has contributed to company’s success today and why hospitals across the United States continue to choose US Med-Equip for their RFID asset management and tracking, and movable medical equipment rentals and purchases.
USME Major Milestones
- 350+ employees, 40+ branches, 37 Sales Reps
- Houston Chronicle Top Workplace Award (2-time)
- Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company (8-time)
- Houston Business Journal Fast 100 & Middle Market 50 Finalist
- Industry-leading 71 net promoter score based on customer satisfaction surveys
- US Med-Equip opened Phoenix, AZ and Knoxville, TN branches
- US Med-Equip acquired Martab (MEMS), adding 5 northeast locations to the USME portfolio
- US Med-Equip reached 63,000+ pieces of MME inventory
- 275 employees, 31 Branch Offices, 30 Sales Reps
- Houston Chronicle Top Workplaces Award
- Inc 5000 Fast Growing Business (7-time)
- US Med-Equip aquires MSP, Inc. in Lancaster, PA and location is 4th support center with Biomedical focus
- US Med-Equip hits 20,000 pieces of MME on rent the month of November, 2019
- 26 Branch Offices, 22 Sales Reps
- Inc 5000 Fast Growing Business (6-time)
- Orlando Support Center Opens
- Nashville Support Center Opens
- US Med-Equip opens Biomedical Repair Depot
- Houston Admin Award for Administrative Excellence
- Over 200 Employees
- 19 Branch Offices, 19 Sales Reps
- Owner Resource Group invests in US Med-Equip
- Houston Business Journal Fast 100 Award
- Inc 5000 Fast Growing Business (5-time)
- Houston Admin Award for Administrative Excellence
- 18 Branch Offices, 17 Sales Reps
- Christus Vendor of the Year Award
- Houston Business Journal Top Minority Owned Businesses
- US Med-Equip aquires Healthcare Professionals Equipment Services
- 16 Branch Offices, 16 Sales Reps
- Ed Gay Awarded Houston Business Journal COO of the Year
- US Med-Equip moves into new 31,000 square foot “support center” headquarters in Houston
- MedAssets Platinum Supplier Award
- Houston Business Journal Top Minority Owned Businesses
- Houston Business Journal CEO Gurmit Bhatia & CMO Greg Salario Finalist of the Year
- 16 Branch Offices, 16 Sales Reps
- Awarded Inc 5000 Fast Growing Business (4-time)
- MedAssets Platinum Supplier Award
- 12 Branch Offices, 11 Sales Reps
- Awarded Inc 5000 Fast Growing Business (3-time)
- First time on GPO Contract
- 12 Branch Offices, 10 Sales Reps
- Awarded Inc 5000 Fast Growing Business (2-time)
- Star Trax Asset Management System launches in Lufkin, Texas
- 8 Branch Offices, 8 Sales Reps
- ISO 9001:2008 Certification
- RFID Technology Launched
- Awarded Inc 5000 Fast Growing Business
- USME begins all company sales, operations and support center monthly calls/meetings
- USME creates the testing wizard for all biomedical repairs and maintenance
- USME Centralized all billing and dispatch functions
- Employee recognitions begin for BIOMED of month, BRANCH of the month, BDR of the month
- Specialized Distributor for Boehringer products
- US Med-Equip trademarks processes and logos
- First USME University held
- USME adds IV poles to product line
- Specialized Distributor for Kendall Healthcare Products
- Began researching RFID technology
- Eagle is born, US Med-Equip Branding Program begins
- Specialized Distributor for Drager Medical Respiratory Oxylog and Carina Products
- Specialized Distributor for Mindray Medical
- USME invests heavily in Ventilators
- Shreveport, LA office opens
- Specialized Distributor for Drager Medical Respiratory Carina Products
- Dot Med Certified
- Houston Support Center opens as main hub for MME rentals
- Dallas office opens
mySMARTS Online Launched
- US Med-Equip Founded by Gurmit Bhatia and Greg Salario