ABC Health Care

What ABC Health Care does

ABC Health Care is a for-profit regional home medical equipment (HME) and respiratory services provider founded in 1981 and headquartered in Hampton, Virginia. The company serves adult and pediatric patients across Virginia and North Carolina through seven branch locations (Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Hampton, two Richmond-area sites, Charlottesville, and Fredericksburg), delivering a broad catalog of durable medical equipment and clinical services spanning daily-living aids through 24-hour life-sustaining ventilation. Core offerings include clinical respiratory therapy, adult and pediatric rehab (ATP-certified), sleep apnea management (CPAP/Bi-Level and PAP resupply), orthotics and bracing, oxygen therapy, mobility and hospital-bed equipment, and specialized disease state management programs for asthma, sleep, COPD, and CHF.

Technologically, the company operates a PCI/HIPAA-compliant patient billing portal for payments, electronic statements, and autopay; a VirtualCare telehealth platform for remote sleep-therapy onboarding with pre-programmed equipment shipped to patients; an online Sleep Resupply Portal for reordering PAP supplies; and e-prescribing technology that integrates referral flows into physician workflows. These are largely configured/off-the-shelf healthcare IT capabilities rather than proprietary engineering, positioned around ease of use, compliance, and referral-workflow integration.

The business model is anchored in Medicare and commercial insurance reimbursement. Revenue is generated through equipment sales (direct purchase and Medicare-covered), capped rental subscriptions (typically 13 monthly payments for items such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, CPAPs, and nebulizers; 36-month oxygen rental), recurring supply replenishments, respiratory therapy managed services, orthotics/bracing, and outcome-based disease state management programs sold to payers. Go-to-market is a referral-driven field motion: patients are acquired through hospital case managers/discharge planners, physician practices, and skilled nursing facilities, with the company in-network with most major insurance carriers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and follows Medicare fee schedules and contracted insurance rates. On September 10, 2021, ABC Health Care combined with Apria Healthcare to form "ABC, an Apria Company," with billing, services, and web presence transitioning to Apria's platform.

Name

ABC Health Care

Legal name

ABC Health Care

Website

https://abc-hc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ABC Health Care is a regional home medical equipment and respiratory services provider serving adult and pediatric patients across Virginia and North Carolina through seven branches, offering respiratory therapy, sleep apnea, rehab, and Medicare-reimbursed equipment; now merged into Apria.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Medical Equipment & Respiratory Services

NAICS

Home Health Equipment Rental (532283), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Respiratory & Sleep Therapy Providers (DME-Integrated) (HLAFAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Respiratory & Sleep Therapy Equipment (Oxygen, CPAP/BiPAP, Nebulizers) (HSABAKAD), Home Ventilation, Oxygen Therapy & Respiratory DME Clinical Management (HLAKANAM), Cardiac & Pulmonary Clinical Home Health (e.g., CHF/COPD) (HSABACAI)

Keywords

• Home medical equipment
• Respiratory therapy services
• Sleep apnea management
• Durable medical equipment
• Clinical respiratory care

Headquarters

HQ city

Hampton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Home Medical Equipment Sales: Sale of durable medical equipment including mobility products (canes, walkers, wheelchairs, scooters), hospital beds, TENS units, nebulizers, and home medical equipment to adult and pediatric patients. Equipment may be purchased outright or covered through Medicare/insurance.
2. Equipment Rental: Rental of capped rental durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, hospital beds, CPAPs, Bi-Level devices, nebulizers, patient lifts) where Medicare makes monthly rental payments (typically 13 months for capped rental) until the patient owns the equipment. Also includes oxygen therapy rental (36 months rental period).
3. Respiratory Therapy Services: Clinical respiratory services provided by respiratory therapists bridging patient and doctor through goal-oriented care, including COPD management, asthma management, and sleep apnea management programs for insurance companies and payers.
4. Supply Replenishments: Ongoing supply deliveries for sleep apnea patients (PAP supplies) and other consumable medical supplies. Patients can reorder via phone, online portal, or contact preferences. Free shipping on replacement supplies.
5. Orthotics and Bracing: Certified orthotic fitters service needs for bracing, diabetic shoes, inserts, splints, and related orthotic products.
6. Disease State Management Programs: Outcome-based monitoring programs for payers covering asthma, sleep apnea, COPD, and CHF, including documented admission reductions, patient engagement and compliance reporting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ABC Health Care provides home medical equipment (HME) and clinical respiratory services to adult and pediatric patients across Virginia and North Carolina. The company sells, rents, and services durable medical equipment including mobility products, hospital beds, oxygen, CPAPs/Bi-Level devices, nebulizers, patient lifts, orthotics, and supplies, while also delivering clinical respiratory therapy, sleep apnea management, and disease state management programs for asthma, COPD, and CHF.

Product overview

ABC Health Care is a home medical equipment (HME) and respiratory services provider that has merged with Apria Healthcare to form 'ABC, an Apria Company'. The company operates as a regional provider across Virginia and North Carolina, offering a comprehensive portfolio of medical equipment, supplies, and clinical services. The core offerings include Clinical Respiratory Services, Adult and Pediatric Rehab, Sleep Apnea Services (with a dedicated Sleep Resupply Portal), Orthotics and Bracing, and Home Medical Equipment. The company also provides specialized disease state management programs for asthma, sleep apnea, COPD, and CHF. Equipment Access Information Packets are available for various product categories including Canes, Commodes, Crutches, Hospital Beds, Nebulizers, Oxygen, TENS Units, Walkers, and Wheelchairs. The company offers digital services including a PCI/HIPAA-compliant Patient Payment Portal and VirtualCare telehealth platform for sleep therapy appointments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Respiratory Services

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Apria HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2021ABC Health Care combined with Apria Healthcare to form 'ABC, an Apria Company'. The merger allows patients access to a more robust line of home medical equipment and respiratory services throughout Virginia and North Carolina. As of September 10, 2021, patients may receive invoices from both ABC HEALTH CARE and ABC, AN APRIA COMPANY during the transition period. For service dates on or after September 10, 2021, patients should contact Apria at (888) 492-7742 ext 3 or visit www.apria.com for online bill pay. Additional information including contacts, telephone numbers, product recalls, and services can be found at www.apria.com.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Apria Healthcare: ABC Health Care's parent company and direct peer in home medical equipment and respiratory services. Apria operates nationally with the same core offerings — CPAP/Bi-Level, oxygen therapy, ventilators, and DME distribution — and was acquired by Owens & Minor in 2022, providing direct scale and operational comparability.
• AdaptHealth: National home medical equipment provider offering sleep therapy, oxygen, respiratory, diabetic supplies, and HME across all 50 states. Competes directly with ABC's core service lines (CPAP, oxygen, mobility) and has aggressively consolidated regional HME providers, making it the most direct publicly traded comparable.
• Lincare Holdings: One of the largest U.S. providers of respiratory therapy and home medical equipment, with core focus on oxygen therapy, sleep apnea treatment, and nebulizer services. Operates hundreds of branches nationally with a payer-contract model that closely mirrors ABC's in-network, referral-driven approach.
• Rotech Healthcare: National HME provider specializing in respiratory therapy (oxygen, CPAP/BiPAP, ventilators) and home medical equipment with a regional branch operating model similar to ABC. Rotech's product mix and referral-driven GTM closely align with ABC's clinical respiratory and equipment offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Owens & Minor: Acquired Apria Healthcare in 2022 to build a Patient Direct segment covering home medical equipment, respiratory therapy, and DME. As ABC's grandparent entity and a major medical products distributor, Owens & Minor is a broad incumbent with overlapping HME capabilities through its Apria subsidiary.
• Medline Industries: Largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies and equipment in the U.S., serving hospitals, physician practices, and home health providers. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping DME and home health product categories, though not a direct patient-facing HME operator.
• Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare: Major manufacturer of durable medical equipment including mobility products, hospital beds, respiratory devices (CPAP, oxygen concentrators, nebulizers), and home care beds. Comparable as an incumbent supplier whose products flow through HME providers including ABC Health Care.

Others

• ResMed: Global leader in sleep apnea and respiratory care medical devices (CPAP, BiPAP, masks, ventilators) and a key equipment supplier to ABC's sleep apnea program. Comparable as the dominant upstream manufacturer whose products ABC resupplies and services for patients.
• Philips Respironics: Major manufacturer of sleep and respiratory equipment (CPAP/BiPAP, oxygen, ventilators) and a primary supplier to HME providers including ABC. Notable as the source of the 2021 CPAP recall referenced on ABC's website, illustrating the supplier dependency risk that flows through to regional HME operators.
• ApriaDirect: Retail e-commerce arm of Apria Healthcare, linked directly from ABC's website, offering direct-to-consumer sleep and respiratory supplies. Comparable as an adjacent channel that competes for the same patient supply replenishment revenue that ABC generates through its Sleep Resupply Portal.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/abchealthcares
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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