Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 00:19:29 GMT Server: Stronghold/1.3b4 Ben-SSL/1.3 Apache/1.1.1 Content-type: text/html COHR Inc. - Nasdaq: (CHRI) A leading national outsourcing organization for health-care services.


April 19, 1996: COHR Inc. New Jersey, Florida Acquisitions


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COHR INC. ACQUIRES TWO EQUIPMENT SERVICE COMPANIES


Los Angeles, CA - COHR Inc. announced the acquisition of two independent medical equipment service providers today, and also appointed Kenneth J. Alexander as vice president of operations for the eastern United States. The acquisitions significantly expand COHR's market presence and increase the company's service capabilities over a broad range of technologically advanced imaging equipment.

The COHR MasterPlansm equipment services program now includes DAL Services Inc. of Towaco, NJ, a biomedical engineering firm, and Gold Coast Imaging Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, FL, which specializes in diagnostic imaging equipment service and refurbishing. The two companies total 21 employees and revenues of approximately $4 million.

"With our acquisition of 13 regional health-care service businesses over the last 30 months, COHR has become the industry's second-largest independent service organization," said Paul Chopra, COHR president and chief executive officer. "The latest additions bring us new customers, new technical staff and increased market penetration."

Kenneth Alexander will oversee the operations of the two newly-acquired companies, as well as COHR's other eight eastern U.S. offices. Alexander has a strong background in clinical equipment service. He previously served as both vice president of service and vice president of product development at AMSCO International in Pittsburgh, PA. Earlier, he worked as national and regional service and operations manager at TRW medical electronics in Fairfield, NJ. He will direct COHR's East Coast operations from the firm's office in Islandia, NY.

COHR Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRI) serves hospitals, integrated health systems and alternate site health providers with a wide range of outsourced health-care services and supplies. The company employs over 600 staff at 31 offices in 15 states.


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