Life Support Products to Move to St. Louis, Eliminate 26 Jobs

Life Support Products will eliminate 26 jobs, move its operations to St. Louis and close its Irvine offices this summer as part of its acquisition by Allied Healthcare Products Inc., it was announced Monday.

Life Support, a leading maker of emergency support equipment, will reduce its staff to 46, down from the current 72.

Certain salaried workers are being relocated to St. Louis, where Allied is based. The rest will be let go, a spokesman said.