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Homedco Buys Health Care Firms

Homedco Inc. said Thursday it has completed its acquisition of two other home health care companies.

Officials at Homedco’s Fountain Valley headquarters said the purchase of Am-Tex Healthcare Services Inc. in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Crest Medical Inc., a subsidiary of Marietta, Ga.-based Medserv Corp., will increase annual revenue by about $16 million. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.

A spokeswoman for Homedco said the company is seeking other acquisition opportunities in the Houston and Dallas areas.

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In Thursday’s Nasdaq trading, Homedco’s stock gained $1.50 a share to close at $37.50.

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