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
2020
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
2019
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
2018
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
2017
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
2016
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
2015
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
2014
16 Branch Offices, 16 Sales Reps
Awarded Inc 5000 Fast Growing Business (4-time)
MedAssets Platinum Supplier Award
2013
12 Branch Offices, 11 Sales Reps
Awarded Inc 5000 Fast Growing Business (3-time)
First time on GPO Contract
2012
12 Branch Offices, 10 Sales Reps
Awarded Inc 5000 Fast Growing Business (2-time)
Star Trax Asset Management System launches in Lufkin, Texas
2011
8 Branch Offices, 8 Sales Reps
ISO 9001:2008 Certification
RFID Technology Launched
Awarded Inc 5000 Fast Growing Business
2010
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
2009
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
2008
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
2007
Shreveport, LA office opens
2006
Specialized Distributor for Drager Medical Respiratory Carina Products
2005
Dot Med Certified
Houston Support Center opens as main hub for MME rentals
2004
Dallas office opens
mySMARTS Online Launched
2003
US Med-Equip Founded by Gurmit Bhatia and Greg Salario