Air Liquide is awarded its largest-ever contract in Spain to care for 90,000 patients living with respiratory conditions at home

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Paris, June 17, 2026

Air Liquide is awarded its largest-ever contract in Spain to care for 90,000 patients living with respiratory conditions at home

The Valencia province, in Spain, has selected Air Liquide to support over 90,000 patients living with respiratory conditions at home. The Spanish autonomous regional governments are responsible for organizing healthcare resources and designing the outsourcing of these services. This milestone four-year contract, covering 11 Health Departments, stood out for Air Liquide’s operational excellence and the effectiveness of its cutting-edge digital and Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions. The Group’s advanced services and solutions are designed to personalize care and ensure treatment adherence in order to improve patient health outcomes and quality of life at home, while preserving the sustainability of healthcare systems in a context of rising chronic diseases.

With this contract, Air Liquide will provide care for people living with respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and sleep apnea, by offering personalized care plans with special monitoring for highly dependent individuals.

Driven by a commitment to innovation, Air Liquide’s solution introduces continuous telemonitoring from the very beginning of patient care for 100% of patients. By integrating predictive AI algorithms, the system aims to identify sleep apnea patients at high risk of non-adherence within the first week. This allows for reinforced human support care plans to the patients who need it most. Air Liquide’s teams prioritize non-compliant patients and, in coordination with physicians, adapt the intervention efforts. This strategic combination of human expertise and digital resources enables real-time care adaptation, in order to improve adherence while easing pressure on healthcare systems. The deployment also includes MaskMate®, an Air Liquide app, for personalized mask selection and specific clinical protocols for high-risk conditions like Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS).

Patients and healthcare professionals will benefit from the expertise of a multidisciplinary team of professionals - including technicians, doctors, nurses, and social workers - working in strong coordination with prescribing departments. The Air Liquide Spanish team's unwavering support and commitment were recently demonstrated during critical crisis events, including the 2024 DANA floods and the 2025 Iberian Peninsula power blackout.

Diana Schillag, member of Air Liquide's Executive Committee, overseeing Healthcare activity, stated: "This new contract in the Valencia province is a further illustration of our ability to provide innovative healthcare services to patients at home, in close coordination with healthcare professionals. By leveraging pioneering AI solutions, we contribute to design efficient and streamlined care pathways that aim to deliver the best outcomes. In addition to the human support of our teams, our innovations help reduce administrative burdens, improve operational performance, and, most importantly, save valuable time for both patients and doctors. By managing growing patient volumes while delivering the right level of care, we contribute to the affordability of therapy solutions, the integration of preventive care for patients with chronic diseases, as well as the efficiency and sustainability of healthcare systems.”

About Air Liquide Healthcare

Air Liquide Healthcare is a world leader in home healthcare services, medical gases and specialty ingredients. Our 15,000 employees support 2.3 million chronic patients and provide medical gases and related services to 20,000 hospitals and care facilities, as well as to 110,000 healthcare professionals customers. Committed to working alongside professionals and health institutions, our approach is based on the principles of value in Healthcare, which aims to improve the benefits experienced by patients and to facilitate the work of caregivers, at the best cost for society, thus contributing to a more efficient and sustainable system.

In Spain, Air Liquide accompanies 650,000 patients with a growing presence over the last 30 years.

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