HealthTrust Purchasing Group Names Medline Authorized Distributor To Group Members

Mundelein, IL - Medline Industries, Inc., the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, announced recently that it has received an award from HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP for medical and surgical supplies distribution. The multi-year distribution agreement began November 1, 2008 and includes HPG's acute care and alternate site locations.

By being awarded a contract for medical/surgical distribution status, Medline is now officially approved to become a full line distributor of medical and surgical products for any of HPG's acute care and alternate site facilities, which enables Medline to distribute both Medline and non-Medline brand products.

HPG, headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, is a group purchasing organization that supports not-for-profit and for-profit acute care facilities, as well as ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, and alternate care sites.

"We are excited to be named an authorized distributor for HPG," said Tim Jacobson, senior vice president of corporate sales for Medline. "As a long-standing partner with HPG, we now can provide further value to its members by offering our distribution capabilities and supply chain management programs."

In addition to this new agreement, Medline has national product contracts with HPG covering a number of medical products, including wound care supplies, exam and surgeons gloves, textiles (bed sheets, scrubs and gowns) and wheelchairs, to name a few.

SOURCE: Medline Industries, Inc.