Tag: Repair Authority
Carl Kozlowski’s ‘full circle’ moment at Repair Authority
April 16, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – With his experience working on advanced electronics for the military and engineering and installing CT and MRI scanners for a med device company, Carl Kozlowski, the new CEO of Repair Authority, is very comfortable in a technical service environment.
“I understand sourcing parts and improving turnaround time, and the importance of the customer,” he said. “It’s like I’ve come full circle – this brings me back to that.”
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Repair Authority announces new CEO
March 13, 2024HME News Staff
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio — Repair Authority has named health care industry veteran Carl Kozlowski as its new CEO. Kozlowski brings nearly 40 years of experience in the health care industry, including most recently as CEO of Cardiothoracic & Surgical Associates. “I am thrilled to join the Repair Authority team to lead this company through its next stage of growth,” Kozlowski said. “After nearly 40 years working in health care, I’ve seen firsthand the essential role that home...
Repair Authority, Compass Health partner on repairs
May 1, 2023HME News Staff
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – Repair Authority has been selected by Compass Health Brands as its preferred repair partner for the truAIRE-5 stationary oxygen concentrator. This latest partnership brings the number of factory authorized warranty service center contracts that Repair Authority holds to nine, the most of any other repair company, it says. “We are honored to have been selected by Compass Health Brands as their preferred repair partner,” said Jess Keirn, CEO of Repair Authority....
Repair Authority goes all in
February 10, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – Repair Authority is on the “offense,” says CEO Jesse Keirn, acquiring Manchester, Tenn.-based Pitcock Biomedical and planning to rebrand MSC Biomedical, which it merged with in 2022, under its own name.
Pitcock Biomedical, which was founded in 1992 and serves Tennessee and surrounding states, gives Repair Authority an outpost in the Southeast that complements its location in Strongsville, Ohio, and MSC’s locations in Houston and Forth Worth, Texas,...
Repair Authority joins CAIRE's Authorized Service Center network
September 19, 2022HME News Staff
BALL GROUND, Ga. – CAIRE has tapped Strongsville, Ohio-based Repair Authority, an HME repair company, to become part of the company’s Authorized Service Center network. Through this new agreement, Repair Authority will be able to support CAIRE customers with in-warranty repairs, which is critical support needed by some of the largest HME providers. “We’re honored to have been selected by CAIRE as an authorized service provider for its stationary and portable oxygen concentrator...
MSC, RA take on role of ‘consolidator’
February 4, 2022Liz Beaulieu, Editor
FORT WORTH, Texas – The combination of MSC Biomedical Services and Repair Authority puts the companies well on their way to having a national network for repairs, but they’re not done yet.
Company execs say additional acquisitions and new locations are very much on the table to support their existing locations in Fort Worth, Texas (MSC), Houston (MSC), Colorado Springs, Colo. (MSC), and Strongsville, Ohio (Repair Authority).
“We have a healthy appetite to form...
Repair Authority resets
February 1, 2022Liz Beaulieu, Editor
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – When the current owners of Repair Authority bought the company six years ago, they “tore it down to the studs and rebuilt it” and that’s paying off, says Jesse Keirn.
The company was recently named to this year’s Weatherhead 100 list of the fastest companies in Northeast Ohio, coming in 14th with a 165% increase in revenue growth and a 300% increase in full-time employees over a five-year period, from 2015-20.
“It needed a...
In brief: MSC buys Repair Authority, Inogen pauses some manufacturing, CPAP.com receives investment
January 14, 2022HME News Staff
FORT WORTH, Texas – MSC Biomedical Services has acquired Repair Authority to form an HME repair service provider that services all 50 states.
In the near term, MSC Biomedical and Repair Authority will continue to operate independently.
“This deal unites two of the oldest and most well-respected HME repair companies in the U.S.,” says Jonathan Hadley, CEO of MSC Biomedical Services. “This acquisition solidifies MSC Biomedical as the definitive market leader...
MSC BioMedical acquires Repair Authority
January 13, 2022HME News Staff
FORT WORTH, Texas – MSC Biomedical Services has acquired Repair Authority to form an HME repair service provider that services all 50 states.
In the near term, MSC Biomedical and Repair Authority will continue to operate independently.
“This deal unites two of the oldest and most well-respected HME repair companies in the U.S.,” says Jonathan Hadley, CEO of MSC Biomedical Services. “This acquisition solidifies MSC Biomedical as the definitive market leader...
Repair Authority recognized for growth
December 14, 2021HME News Staff
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – Repair Authority has been named to this year’s Weatherhead 100 list of the fastest growing companies in Northeast Ohio. The company came in 14th on the list with a 165% increase in revenue growth and a 300% increase in FTEs over five years, 2015-20. The award, which was established in 1988 and is sponsored by the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, recognizes elite companies that are the best examples of leadership, growth and success...