Advanced Care Solutions

What Advanced Care Solutions does

Advanced Care Solutions (ACS), founded in 1999 and headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida, is a privately held distributor of consumable medical supplies delivered directly to patients' homes throughout the United States. The company operates alongside its sister entity Complete Medical Supplies Inc (CMS), sharing staff and infrastructure under common ownership by Sandy Hettinger (President) and Scott Sturrup (Vice President). Together the two entities employ 65+ people and distribute a broad portfolio across wound care, incontinence, urology, ostomy, diabetic testing, PPE, tracheostomy, respiratory, compression/lymphedema, enteral nutrition, and IV/syringe categories, sourced from manufacturers including 3M, Bard, Coloplast, ConvaTec, Hollister, Smith & Nephew, and others. ACS also serves as a preferred U.S. distributor of Merit Medical's ASPIRA® Pleural Drainage Catheter, a tunneled catheter for malignant pleural effusion and ascites drainage.

The business model centers on direct-to-consumer home delivery of recurring-use medical supplies, with orders accepted via phone, fax, email, and online portals (Community Based Programs Portal and Facilities Portal). Revenue is generated through insurance billing to Medicare, Medicaid, and major commercial plans including Humana, Aetna, Cigna, AvMed, and Sunshine Health. The company is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), holds a State of Florida Home Medical Equipment (HME) license, and is an Essensa Group Purchasing Organization provider. Customer segments comprise individual patients with chronic home health needs, home health agencies procuring supplies for patients under their care, and managed care plans seeking cost-effective supply coordination under capitation arrangements.

ACS differentiates primarily through regulatory credentials, multi-payor in-network status, nationwide home delivery logistics, and demonstrated expertise in capitation and third-party insurance billing. The company has operated continuously for over 24 years without disclosed external funding, M&A activity, or leadership transitions beyond the original founders, indicating a stable, founder-led operating model. No proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capabilities, patents, or trademarks were identified in the available source material.

Name

Advanced Care Solutions

Legal name

Advanced Care Solutions

Website

https://acsmedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Advanced Care Solutions is a Coral Springs, Florida-based distributor of consumable medical supplies—including wound care, incontinence, urology, ostomy, diabetic, and specialty catheter products—delivered directly to patients' homes nationwide and billed through Medicare, Medicaid, and major insurance plans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Medical Supply Distribution

NAICS

Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423450), Home Health Care Services (6216)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Incontinence & Urological Supplies (Catheters, Briefs, Ostomy Supplies) (HSABAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wound Care, Ostomy & Enteral Nutrition Supplies (HSABAKAI), Catheter, Tracheostomy & Enteral Feeding (Tube Feeding) Home Care (HSABACAG), Durable Medical Equipment (DME) & Home Health Distribution (CRAOAHAF)

Keywords

• Home medical supplies
• Medical supply distribution
• Durable medical equipment
• Wound care supplies
• Incontinence products

Headquarters

HQ city

Coral Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Medical Supply Sales: Sale of consumable medical supplies including wound care products, incontinence supplies, urology supplies, ostomy supplies, PPE supplies, and diabetic testing supplies. Revenue generated through direct patient orders billed to Medicare, Medicaid, and major insurance plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Advanced Care Solutions distributes a full catalog of consumable home medical supplies — wound care, incontinence, urological, ostomy, diabetic testing, PPE, tracheostomy, respiratory, compression, enteral nutrition, and IV supplies — directly to patients' homes across the continental United States. The company bills Medicare, Medicaid, and major commercial insurers, and also serves as a preferred national provider of the ASPIRA® Pleural Drainage Catheter system for malignant pleural effusion and ascites.

Product overview

Advanced Care Solutions (ACS) and Complete Medical Supplies Inc (CMS) offer a comprehensive one-stop-shop for consumable medical supplies, providing high-quality products at affordable prices since 1999. The company's portfolio consists of a full line of medical supplies delivered directly to patients' homes, organized across multiple product categories: wound care products (bandages, gauze, dressings, wound cleansers), incontinence supplies, urological supplies (catheters, drainage bags), ostomy supplies (pouches, wafers), diabetic testing supplies, pleural/peritoneal drainage products (including ASPIRA® Pleural Drainage Catheter as a flagship offering), PPE supplies, tracheostomy supplies, respiratory supplies, compression/lymphedema products, enteral nutrition, IV/syringe supplies, gloves, and personal hygiene items. The company partners with numerous medical supply brands including 3M Healthcare, Abbott, Bard Medical, Coloplast, ConvaTec, Covidien, Hollister, Teleflex, and many others. ACS and CMS serve home health agencies, individual patients, and Managed Care Plans throughout the United States, offering order forms, patient referral services, and insurance billing assistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ASPIRA® Pleural Drainage Catheter

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Merit MedicalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPreferred providers of the ASPIRA® Pleural Drainage system throughout the continental United States. Partner to provide tunneled, long-term catheters for draining accumulated fluid from pleural or peritoneal cavities for patients with malignant pleural effusion or ascites.
• VGMminorOthersAffiliation displayed in logo section of website - VGM provides web solutions and platform services.
• EssensaminorOthersGPO (Group Purchasing Organization) partnership providing access to purchasing agreements and vendor relationships.
• Complete Medical Supplies InccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated entity under same ownership (Sandy Hettinger and Scott Sturrup) operating as sister company providing consumable medical supplies. Both companies share resources, staff, and operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Byram Healthcare: Direct-to-patient distributor of urological, ostomy, wound care, and incontinence supplies billed through Medicare and commercial insurance — directly overlaps ACS's core product lines and home-delivery model.
• 180 Medical: Specializes in catheters, ostomy, and incontinence supplies shipped directly to patients' homes and billed through insurance — closely aligned with ACS's specialty consumables and home delivery motion.
• Comfort Medical: Direct-to-consumer supplier of catheters, ostomy, incontinence, and wound care supplies with insurance billing — overlaps ACS on core product categories and patient-facing ordering model.
• Liberator Medical: Direct-to-patient medical supply provider focused on ostomy, urological, and diabetes supplies with insurance reimbursement — comparable in product mix, customer base, and D2C distribution.

Broad incumbents

• AdaptHealth: Large national provider of home medical equipment and supplies including urological, wound care, and diabetic supplies; a much larger scaled competitor with broader payor relationships and capital.
• Apria Healthcare: Owned by Owens & Minor, Apria is a national home medical equipment and respiratory supplier with overlapping product categories (urological, wound, ostomy) at significantly greater scale.
• Rotech Healthcare: National home medical equipment and respiratory provider with adjacent supplies categories; competes with ACS for payor contracts and home-based patient referrals.
• Medline Industries: One of the largest privately-held medical supply manufacturers and distributors in the US, with a broad portfolio that competes with ACS on both product and distribution sides.
• McKesson Medical-Surgical: Wholesale distributor of medical-surgical supplies to providers and increasingly to home health — represents the scaled incumbent that ACS competes against on price and breadth.
• Cardinal Health: Major medical product distributor serving hospitals, ambulatory, and home health settings — sets competitive benchmarks on pricing, logistics, and payor relationships that smaller distributors must match.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acsmedical

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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