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DME Pulse Issue No. 1

VOL. 1 · NO. 1A PUBLICATION BY SI TECHNOLOGIES LLCSeptember 2026

FOUNDING SPONSOR FEATURE · PROLINE MEDICAL

Reporting note: The fire, inventory-loss and rebuilding passages come from a publisher-supplied account; the linked public records do not independently establish those events. ProLine Medical is a founding sponsor.

FOR EVERYONE · FOUNDING SPONSOR FEATURE

What Darrin Horst Carried Forward

From his parents’ uniform shop to a devastating warehouse fire and the launch of ProLine, one question has followed him: what makes equipment actually work in someone’s everyday life?

Prepared by DME Pulse Editorial

Long before rollators and power chairs entered the picture, the business was simply workwear. Darrin Horst got his start working alongside his parents, Dennis and Arlene, behind the counter of their family uniform store. Over time, a quiet pattern emerged: the local nurses coming in for scrubs kept asking for something else entirely—medical gear their patients desperately needed at home.

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Original timeline of documented Lifestyle and ProLine business milestones: 2003 warehouse partnership, 2020 Lifestyle acquisition and 2026 Horst Enterprises officers
DME Pulse original records timeline; dates and descriptions are linked in the source packet

EQUIPMENT & LIVING

Buying used equipment: inspect the unit and the deal

The serial number, condition, parts and return terms matter as much as the asking price.

INSIDE ISSUE NO. 1Follow the equipment, the payment and the people.

Source-led explanations for providers, equipment users and caregivers.

  1. Source
  2. Price
  3. Payment
  4. Delivery
  5. Service
DME PULSE · THE PULSE OF THE DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY

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