BALTIMORE, MD – Jensen Hughes, Inc., a global leader in fire protection and life safety engineering and consulting services, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Russell Phillips & Associates, LLC, (RPA). RPA is headquartered in Fairport, NY and is led by David Hood and Scott Aronson. RPA is a leader in providing fire, life safety and emergency management consulting services and technology solutions to the healthcare industry.
RPA is now a Jensen Hughes Company and will continue to operate and support their existing client base as they are today. This merger greatly enhances the firms’ combined life safety, disaster, and emergency management service offerings in the healthcare industry and provides greater value to their clients.
Raj Arora, President of Strategy and Business Development for Jensen Hughes, said, “The combination of Jensen Hughes and RPA provides an unparalleled Healthcare service and technology offering for our global client base. We are now positioned to rapidly develop new technology solutions to help Advance the Science of Safety in the Healthcare market.”
RPA’s technology solutions include the RPA Navigator Emergency Management and Life Safety Modules as well as a Mutual Aid Plan solution for more than 1,400 healthcare organizations. The Emergency Management Module enables healthcare organizations in planning for, responding to and recovering from disasters. RPA’s premier service offerings and technology solutions allow the combined organization to better serve the global market.
“We are excited to merge with Jensen Hughes. Their commitment to technology, quality and the integration of our specialized solutions makes them the perfect partner to grow our business model and provide more value to our clients,” said David Hood, President and Principal of RPA.
RPA and Jensen Hughes’ mission, vision and values align well with a focus on their clients’ needs, technical excellence and innovative solutions. The combined value will provide clients, such as hospitals, long term care and other healthcare facilities, with practical and realistic emergency management approaches to protect the lives of patients and staff from injury or other disasters while reducing risk, liability, and unnecessary expenditures.
Scott Aronson, Principal of RPA, stated, “All our services and programs are designed with interconnection in mind. This holistic approach increases efficiency and effectiveness and underscores our commitment to support healthcare organizations. A focus on life safety, education, and innovative technology enables us to meet the specific needs of the healthcare environment today and stay at the forefront of the industry in the years to come.”