Pacific Pulmonary Services | 2,829 followers on LinkedIn. History Pacific Pulmonary Services (PPS) was founded in 1978 in Bakersfield, California, as "Med-Mart"​, a full-service durable medical equipment (DME) company serving the Central Valley of California. In 1993, Braden Partners acquired Med-Mart. In 1996, the business was renamed Pacific Pulmonary Services and refocused to concentrate on home oxygen and respiratory medications equipment and services.