# Emergency Care Holdings acquires Philips Emergency Care business, launches Heartstream

Emergency Care Holdings (ECH), backed by Bridgefield Capital, completed the acquisition of the Philips Emergency Care business from Royal Philips. The business will operate as Heartstream and continue to market select products under a Philips brand license.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-08-03
- Where: Washington, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: emergency care products, defibrillators, patient monitoring
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Heartstream](https://endata.com/companies/86404.md)
- [Koninklijke Philips NV](https://endata.com/companies/24418.md) (target)
- [Emergency Care Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/86402.md) (acquirer)
- [Bridgefield Capital](https://endata.com/companies/86403.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [heartstream.com](https://www.heartstream.com/en-us/newsroom/), 2025-08-03: "Emergency Care Holdings (ECH), a platform backed by Bridgefield Capital, today announced the completion of its acquisition of the Philips Emergency Care business from Koninklijke Philips N.V."

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