Joerns Healthcare completes strategic portfolio realignment through sale of Netherlands business. Aug 20, 2026, 16:36 ET Transaction sharpens Joerns' focus on North American growth while ensuring continued product access and support for customers across the Benelux region CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Joerns Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare equipment and care-enhancing technologies, today announced the sale of its Netherlands-based sales and service operations to Avance Care Group. The transaction completes Joerns' strategic portfolio realignment and enables the company to concentrate its resources, investment, and innovation priorities on its core North American markets. It also provides continuity for Joerns Healthcare B.V. customers across the Benelux region, who will continue to receive access to Joerns products and support through Avance Care Group. Under the agreement, Joerns will retain its product designs, intellectual property, and design, development, and manufacturing capabilities. Avance Care will acquire exclusive distribution rights in the Netherlands and certain other territories for the Joerns products and services historically offered in the region. Joerns will continue to design and manufacture its established portfolio, including EasyCare(R) and UltraCare(R) beds, Hoyer(R) patient-handling equipment, and its therapeutic support surfaces anchored by the Dolphin(R) and P.R.O. Matt(R) product families. "This transaction completes the strategic work required to focus Joerns fully on the markets where we see the greatest opportunity to create differentiated customer value," said Doug Ferguson, President and CEO of Joerns Healthcare. "Concentrating our resources on North America will allow us to accelerate innovation, deepen our customer partnerships, and address the increasingly complex clinical, operational, and economic challenges facing healthcare providers. At the same time, we believe we have found a strong partner in the Avance Care Group that will carry on the Joerns reputation for quality while continuing to serve customers across the Benelux region." About Joerns Healthcare Founded in 1889, Joerns Healthcare is a vertically integrated manufacturer and provider of healthcare equipment and care-enhancing technologies. The company serves long-term and post-acute care providers with products and solutions designed to improve patient and caregiver outcomes while supporting safer, more effective care delivery. Joerns' mission is to make effective, reliable, and safe care solutions more accessible and affordable for providers and the people they serve. SOURCE Joerns Healthcare

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Joerns Healthcare, a global leader in healthcare equipment design and manufacturing for the long-term care industry, yesterday announced that its Board of Managers has appointed Doug Ferguson as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Ferguson has served as the company's interim CEO since July 2024."After careful consideration, the Board unanimously determined that Doug Ferguson is the right leader to guide Joerns through its next phase of growth," said Earl DeCarli, Chair of the Board of Managers. "Throughout his tenure as Interim CEO, Doug has demonstrated thoughtful leadership during a pivotal period for the company, as well as a strong commitment to the company's vision of leading the industry in providing the highest quality products and most innovative care-enhancing technologies."Since stepping into the interim role, Ferguson has overseen key strategic initiatives, including a realignment to focus on the company's core North American markets, while also deepening customer and partner relationships. Prior to serving as interim CEO, Ferguson held the role of Chief Strategy Officer where he played a critical role in driving the company's market and product development strategies.Ferguson commented, "I'm honored and excited to lead Joerns as we continue to deliver value-based solutions for our customers across the care continuum. I'm grateful to the Board for their trust and to our employees for their unwavering commitment."About Joerns HealthcareA vertically integrated manufacturer since 1889, Joerns tenure and experience are unmatched in the delivery of long-term care equipment sales and support services. It is our mission to make affordable, accessible solutions available to restorative care providers and their patients that are effective, reliable, and safe