MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., Sept. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INFU), a leading national provider of infusion pumps and related services for the healthcare industry in the United States, today announced the election of Mr. Scott A. Shuda to serve as a new member of InfuSystem Holdings Board of Directors, effective September 7, 2016.

Mr. Shuda is a managing director and co-founder of Meridian OHC Partners LP and BlueLine Partners, LLC, investment firms that focus on publicly listed technology and healthcare companies. Mr. Shuda has served as a director of Iridex Corporation, a global leader in ophthalmic laser systems, since 2012 and is currently chairman of the Iridex Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. From 2010 to 2011 Mr. Shuda served as a director and audit committee member of MGC Diagnostics Corporation (formerly Angeion Corporation), a global respiratory diagnostics company. Prior to co-founding BlueLine Partners in April 2004, Mr. Shuda was general counsel to Vicinity Corporation, an internet search company that went public in 2000 and was acquired by Microsoft in 2002. Prior to his employment with Vicinity, Mr. Shuda practiced law in California and New York, most recently in the Silicon Valley office of Latham & Watkins LLP. Mr. Shuda holds both J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Georgetown University.

Eric K. Steen, chief executive officer of InfuSystem, said, "We are pleased that Scott will join InfuSystem's Board of Directors. Scott has built a distinguished career as an investment manager along with 20 years of professional services experience in law and technology. His experience working with healthcare companies and understanding of the capital markets will add an additional layer of financial analytics and his perspective as our largest stockholder will be an asset to the Board."

About InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.

InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. is a leading provider of infusion pumps and related services to hospitals, oncology practices and other alternate site healthcare providers.  Headquartered in Madison Heights, Michigan, the Company delivers local, field-based customer support and also operates Centers of Excellence in Michigan, Kansas, California, Texas, Georgia and Ontario, Canada.  The Company's stock is traded on the NYSE MKT under the symbol INFU.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "plan," "expect," "strategy," "future," "likely," variations of such words, and other similar expressions, as they relate to the Company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  However, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.  In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company is identifying certain factors that could cause actual results to differ, perhaps materially, from those indicated by these forward-looking statements. Those factors, risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, potential changes in overall healthcare reimbursement,  including CMS competitive bidding, sequestration, concentration of customers, increased focus on early detection of cancer, competitive treatments, dependency on Medicare Supplier Number, availability of chemotherapy drugs, global financial conditions, changes and enforcement of state and federal laws, natural forces, competition, dependency on suppliers, risks in acquisitions & joint ventures, U.S. Healthcare Reform, relationships with healthcare professionals and organizations, technological changes related to infusion therapy, dependency on websites and intellectual property, the ability of the Company to successfully integrate acquired businesses, dependency on key personnel, dependency on banking relations and covenants, and other risks associated with our common stock, as well as any litigation to which the Company may be involved in from time to time; and other risk factors as discussed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in other filings made by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2016.  Our annual report on Form 10-K is available on the SEC's EDGAR website at www.sec.gov, and a copy may also be obtained by contacting the Company. All forward-looking statements made in this press release speak only as of the date hereof.  We do not intend, and do not undertake any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

Additional information about InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. is available at www.infusystem.com.

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