Tag: Ned Pontious
'Shake-up' in Yakima gives Norco opportunity
November 21, 2017Tracy Orzel
BOISE, Idaho - Norco filled a major gap in its footprint recently when it acquired Freedom Medical Supply in Yakima, Wash.“We had patients being discharged into Yakima but we weren't able to service them because we didn't have a store there,” said Ned Pontious, president of Norco.Norco offers respiratory, sleep therapy and mobility, and produces welding and industrial gases. The company has 1,200 employees and more than 80 branch locations in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Nevada,...
Norco grows in Northwest
January 17, 2014HME News Staff
BOISE, Idaho - Norco's footprint in Washington state is growing, thanks to its acquisition of Walla Walla Home Medical. Norco now has 16 branches in the state, with more than 65 when you also include Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.“This is a great time for healthcare in the Walla Walla Valley,” said Ned Pontious, Norco president, in a release. “A Northwest family-owned company serving the great hospitals and residents of this community helps to strengthen...