Apria Announces Launch of Home Enteral Nutrition Program

Apria Healthcare, a leader in home medical equipment and home care services, today announced the launch of the Refresh™ home enteral nutrition support program with the intention of providing top quality service for the home care industry.

A recent survey of more than 1,000 healthcare professionals done in partnership with Apria and UBM Medica, clearly indicated the need for a home enteral nutrition solution with a sharpened focus on the overall patient experience, clinical expertise and health outcomes.

“With our re-entry into the home enteral market, Apria is responding to the rapidly increasing requirements of the healthcare industry for an enteral program that consistently delivers positive patient experiences and achieves optimal clinical outcomes,” said Dan Starck, CEO of Apria Healthcare. “Through our commitment to an industry-leading enteral program, Apria is safely and effectively transitioning patients, delivering high quality products and services, and allowing patients to remain at home in the most effective, lowest cost care setting.”

Apria Refresh™ team members have been trained in the use of enteral products and are genuinely concerned with the patient’s comfort, satisfaction, health outcomes, and quality of life throughout the duration of the therapy. Apria’s program provides Nutrition Support Dietitians who assess the patient’s nutritional risks, assist in the development of care plans, and help monitor therapy.

“The healthcare community has spoken,” said Starck. “We believe there are significant unmet needs with healthcare providers and patients requiring an enteral nutrition program that provides a better overall experience, a better value, and a higher level of service, care and support. No one is better positioned than Apria to deliver a program as effective as Refresh™.”

Apria’s Refresh™ Program expedites smooth and efficient care transitions for healthcare professionals entrusted with safely and effectively transitioning patients to home enteral nutrition therapy. With Apria’s broad geographic footprint and more than 370 branches to serve the U.S. population, Refresh™ offers fast and reliable equipment delivery and timely support to meet home care patient needs.

To learn more about Refresh™, click here or visit apriarefresh.com. Call a dedicated Refresh™ team member at 844-260-1788 to initiate home enteral nutrition services.

About Apria Healthcare Group Inc.

Apria is a privately held company owned by a group of investment limited partnerships managed by affiliates of Blackstone (NYSE:BX). Through its Apria Healthcare LLC operating unit, Apria provides home respiratory therapy, negative pressure wound therapy, home enteral nutrition therapy and support, and home medical equipment through more than 370 locations throughout the continental United States and Hawaii and serves more than 1.8 million patients each year. With over $1 billion in annual revenues, Apria is one of the nation’s largest and leading home healthcare companies. Apria was the first company of its type to obtain voluntary accreditation from The Joint Commission and has been continuously accredited for more than 25 years. For more information, visit www.apria.com.

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