Medicair

What Medicair does

MedicAir Group Srl is an Italian privately-held home care services provider headquartered in Origgio (VA), founded approximately 1983. It delivers integrated home-based medical care and devices to the Italian National Health System (SSN) and to private patients, operating across oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, artificial nutrition, telemonitoring, anti-decubitus systems, negative pressure wound therapy, and sleep-disordered breathing (CPAP/APAP) therapy. Service delivery is carried out by a nationwide network of over 100 specialized technicians and healthcare personnel across 24 operating locations, backed by a 2,500 m² Sanification Center in Origgio, a 24/7 customer service, and a direct-to-consumer e-commerce channel (shop.medicair.it). Subsidiary entities include MedicAir Healthcare (private polyclinic), MedicAir Industry (industrial devices), MedicAir Suisse (Swiss operations), ServiceMed (equipment services), and Termoletto Italiana (anti-decubitus manufacturing, acquired).

Name

Medicair

Legal name

MedicAir Group Srl

Website

https://medicair.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

MedicAir is an Italian privately-held home care services provider delivering integrated respiratory, sleep, wound care, nutrition, and telemonitoring therapies for the Italian SSN and private patients via 24 nationwide facilities and a 2,500 m² central Sanification Center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (621610), Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Health Services (8000), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Health Clinical Care Coordination & Case Management (HSABACAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Duty 24/7 Nursing (RN/LPN) In-Home Care (HSABAHAJ), In-Home Medication Administration (Nurse-Delivered) (HSABALAF)

Keywords

• Home care services
• Oxygen therapy equipment
• Sleep apnea treatment
• Medical device distribution
• Telemedicine monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Origgio

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Home Care Services: Core business: providing home care services to the Italian National Health System (SSN) including oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, artificial nutrition, telemonitoring, and anti-decubitus systems. Services delivered at patients' homes by a network of specialized technicians and healthcare personnel.
2. Medical Device Sales and Distribution: Sale and distribution of medical devices and accessories including sleep therapy devices (CPAP), oxygen therapy equipment (concentrators, cylinders, strollers), ventilators, anti-decubitus systems, wound care (NPWT), and dysphagia products (Gourmed line). Also includes sanitization and maintenance services.
3. Hospital Services and Medical Gas Supply: Provision of medical and technical gases to hospitals through the Linea Clinical division. Includes production, distribution, delivery, and traceability of medical gases, as well as engineering for distribution installations and maintenance services.
4. Sanitization Services: Sanitization of medical devices at dedicated facilities. The new Sanification Center in Origgio (VA) spans 2,500 m2 and provides centralized sanitization of devices used temporarily by patients, following high quality and innovation standards.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MedicAir delivers home-based medical care services and distributes/manufactures therapeutic medical devices for chronic and fragile patients across Italy. Core offerings include oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, sleep apnea therapy (CPAP/APAP), anti-decubitus systems, negative pressure wound therapy, dysphagia nutrition products (Gourmed), and remote clinical monitoring via a proprietary telemedicine platform. The company also supplies medical gases and sanitization services to hospitals through its Linea Clinical division.

Product overview

MedicAir is a comprehensive home care services provider offering a multi-product portfolio centered on respiratory care and medical devices. The core offerings include CPAP/APAP sleep therapy devices (MedicAir Blunotte), oxygen therapy equipment (concentrators, liquid oxygen units, cylinders), pulmonary ventilators, and diagnostic sleep study devices (NOX T3 Poligraph, electrode-free polysomnograph). The company also provides specialized nutritional products for dysphagia (Gourmed dehydrated meals, GellyMed thickener), wound care (Negative Pressure Wound Therapy), anti-decubitus surfaces (via subsidiary Termoletto Italiana), telemedicine remote monitoring platform, and medical gas clinical services. Services include 24/7 customer support, respiratory physiotherapy, and professional sanitization through 24 nationwide locations plus a 2,500 m² centralized facility. The product architecture combines proprietary devices with third-party diagnostic equipment, unified by a telemedicine platform for integrated patient management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gourmed: A product line of innovative dehydrated meals and thickener powder (GellyMed) for patients with dysphagia, featuring vitamin D3 and branched chain amino acids.
• Telemedicina Platform
• MedicAir Blunotte

Products and services

• MedicAir Blunotte CPAP Device Continuous Positive Airway Pressure ventilator device for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS), developed and manufactured in Italy with patented features for patient comfort and remote data transmission.
• Oxygen Therapy Devices Complete range of oxygen delivery devices including stationary and portable oxygen concentrators using PSA (Pressure Swing Adsorption) zeolite technology, liquid oxygen containers (Stroller and Sprint portable units), and medical oxygen cylinders with integrated pressure reducers for home and hospital oxygen therapy.
• Pulmonary Ventilators Mechanical ventilation devices for patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency, available in invasive (tracheostomy) and non-invasive (facial/nasal mask) configurations for home-based ventilotherapy.
• Anti-Decubitus Systems Active air and reactive/static pressure relief surfaces for prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers, including active air mattresses with differentiated cells, passive reactive surfaces, and hospital bed mattresses designed and manufactured in-house by Termoletto Italiana.
• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Advanced non-invasive wound healing therapy that applies sub-atmospheric pressure to stimulate tissue repair and promote faster healing for chronic and complex wounds.
• Telemedicine and Remote Clinical Monitoring Platform Digital platform enabling remote clinical monitoring of patients at home; integrates with multiple sensors and medical devices (pulse oximeter, scale, NIBP, heart rate monitor, glucometer, ECG) and remote ventilators, allowing real-time alerts to physicians and teleconsultation scheduling.
• Gourmed Dehydrated Meals 13 dehydrated meals for dysphagia patients with controlled consistency and viscosity, supplemented with Vitamin D3 and branched-chain amino acids for nutritional support.
• GellyMed Thickener Instant xanthan gum and maltodextrin-based thickener for foods and beverages, completely transparent and tasteless, resistant to salivary amylase for safe swallowing by dysphagia patients.
• Electrode-Free Polysomnograph Innovative sleep study device developed by MedicAir that uses RIP (Respiratory Inductive Plethysmography) technology and actigraphy to determine sleep phases without traditional EEG, EMG, and EOG electrodes, featuring 200 Hz sampling frequency for high-resolution thoraco-abdominal effort measurement.
• Home Care Services Integrated home care service delivery to fragile and chronic patients on behalf of the Italian National Health System (SSN), including oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, artificial nutrition, telemonitoring, and anti-decubitus systems, delivered at patients' homes by a network of specialized technicians and healthcare personnel.
• Medical Gas Clinical Line (Linea Clinical) Hospital medical and technical gas supply service including production, distribution, delivery, traceability, engineering for distribution systems, maintenance, and quality analysis for healthcare facilities, operated through the SSGC group entity.
• Sanification Services Centralized medical device sanitization using nebulized disinfectants in controlled environments, with the 2,500 m² Centrale di Sanificazione in Origgio and 24 satellite locations nationwide providing testing and calibration before devices are returned to patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Remote clinical monitoring reduces hospital readmissions and prevents disease exacerbations by enabling real-time alerts to physicians
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Termoletto ItalianacoreTechnology or IntegrationTermoletto Italiana is a recent acquisition of MedicAir Group, specialized in designing and manufacturing anti-decubitus surfaces. The acquisition enables MedicAir to produce in-house its own innovative, safe, and high-quality pressure-relief surfaces, following a Made in Italy artisanal philosophy with continuous R&D investment.
• MedicAir Healthcare (MedicairHealth)coreOthersGroup company specialized in medical visits, examinations, and home care services in the private sector. Operates polyclinics offering specialized outpatient services.
• MedicAir SuisseminorOthersGroup company operating in Switzerland, extending MedicAir's presence beyond Italy.
• MedicAir IndustryminorOthersGroup company focused on industrial medical device products.
• ServiceMedminorOthersGroup company providing service and maintenance support for medical equipment.
• BiorfarmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital agricultural company uniting small Italian farmers. MedicAir adopted fruit orchards through Biorfarm as part of its 2021 sustainability initiatives, supporting local small farms that donate produced fruits in return.
• NOX Medical (Chart Industries)coreTechnology or IntegrationMedicAir uses NOX T3 portable sleep monitoring devices for cardiorespiratory monitoring and polysomnography. The devices support wireless Bluetooth technology for connecting compatible pulse oximeters and capnographs.
• Dynamo CampminorOthersCharitable organization that MedicAir supports, providing recreational therapy for children with serious illnesses.
• Fondazione VeronesiminorOthersScientific research foundation that MedicAir supports through donations and partnerships.
• Associazione Vittoria ONLUSminorOthersCharitable association supported by MedicAir.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vivisol: Italian home respiratory care provider (Sol Group subsidiary) offering oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, and sleep therapy services to the SSN. Directly comparable as a domestic home-care specialist competing for the same Italian SSN contracts.
• Sapio: Italian healthcare group with home-care, medical gas, and respiratory device distribution operations. Comparable as a domestic competitor in home oxygen therapy and medical gas supply, including hospital gas services.

Broad incumbents

• VitalAire (Air Liquide Healthcare): Air Liquide's home healthcare division operating across Europe with oxygen therapy, sleep apnea, and ventilation services. Comparable as a much larger incumbent offering overlapping home respiratory care services, including in Italy.
• Linde Healthcare: Global industrial gas and home healthcare division of Linde plc, providing home oxygen and respiratory services. Comparable as a global incumbent in home oxygen therapy and medical gases with overlapping SSN-relevant offerings.
• Philips Respironics: Sleep and respiratory division of Philips, offering CPAP, ventilators, and hospital-to-home solutions. Comparable as both a supplier and competitor in CPAP and ventilation; the ongoing safety notices highlight the dependency.
• Hillrom (Baxter International): Hospital and home-care medical equipment provider (now part of Baxter), with overlap in hospital beds, surfaces, and respiratory care. Comparable as a broader medtech incumbent spanning hospital and home-care surfaces.

Emerging players

• ResMed: Global leader in CPAP and sleep apnea devices and connected health platforms. Comparable as the dominant CPAP hardware/software peer and a competitive threat to MedicAir's Blunotte device in sleep therapy.
• Fisher & Paykel Healthcare: New Zealand-based respiratory care and humidification device manufacturer with strong hospital-to-home presence. Comparable as a competitor in respiratory humidification, CPAP, and home ventilation consumables.

Regional players

• Linde Gas Therapies (subsidiary): European home oxygen therapy arm of Linde. Comparable on the medical-gas and home-oxygen delivery side; relevant as a pan-European peer whose pricing and service model influences Italian market dynamics.
• Amedisys: US-listed home health and hospice provider. Comparable as a scaled home-health services operator in a different geography, useful as a benchmark for home-care operating models and unit economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC9YEoqUK8oUo7ScuMH0155w
• Facebookfacebook.com/MedicAir-177143069397449
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medicair
• Instagraminstagram.com/medicairgroup

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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