LFC Capital announced that James Blandi has joined the equipment leasing and finance company as a Managing Director. Mr. Blandi will focus on helping health care providers finance needed medical and related equipment for diagnostic imaging, IT, clinical laboratory, pharmacy, and other applications.

Previously, Mr. Blandi was Manager of Strategic Service Sales and Product Manager for Imaging Services, at Shared Imaging Inc., which rents and leases mobile and fixed diagnostic imaging equipment, including CT, MRI and PET/CT scanners. He spent five years at Shared Imaging, most recently as Director of New Business Development and Marketing.

“Jim has a deep understanding of how hospitals, physicians groups and equipment vendors can deploy their major diagnostic imaging equipment more efficiently, thereby assisting healthcare providers and vendors in reducing their costs,” said Martin E. Zimmerman, president and CEO of LFC Capital.

Before joining Shared Imaging in 2007, Mr. Blandi was a sales representative for Insight Imaging. Earlier, he was vice president of sales and marketing for Imbue Technology Solutions, an energy management and environmental technology company.

When asked about his new role with LFC, Mr. Blandi said, “I will connect people in healthcare with the technology they need and match it with customized capital and financing solutions to meet their needs, not just for today, but with flexibility for what happens tomorrow.”

LFC Capital, Inc., based in Chicago, provides equipment rentals, leasing and related financing to hospital systems, physician groups, clinics, outpatient centers, and healthcare service companies, as well as to select growth companies in healthcare and related industries nationwide. The principals of LFC have completed more than $1.5 billion in equipment leasing and financing.