MUNDELEIN, Ill., April 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medline Industries, Inc., the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of health care supplies, today announced the winners of its 2011 Distribution Supplier Recognition Awards. These annual awards were given to nine Medline supply partners who demonstrated outstanding performance in sales and operations and collaborated with Medline to provide exceptional value and service to the thousands of leading health care facilities who chose Medline for their medical and surgical supplies.
The following companies were honored at Medline's 2012 National Sales Meeting recently held in Phoenix,Ariz.:
- Operational Excellence Award: Five companies – 3M Healthcare, Aspen Surgical, Centurion Medical Products, ConMed, and Welch Allyn – were honored this year for excellence in operational support and supply chain performance.
- Platinum Vendor of the Year: 3M Healthcare was honored as the Platinum partner who demonstrated a strong commitment to sales and marketing, as well as operational and supply chain excellence.
- Sales Merit Award: CareFusion and Becton Coulter were both recognized for showing outstanding sales growth over the prior year while maintaining key economic initiatives.
- Diversity Vendor of the Year: Myco Medical was recognized for providing outstanding quality and service and as a company that embraces diversity to its fullest potential and understands that to succeed in today's competitive market, diversity must be reflected in every aspect of the workplace. Medline hopes by paying tribute to the accomplishments of diverse suppliers, it can raise the diversity bar in the health care industry.
"Medline is proud to recognize these nine partners for their outstanding performance," said Billy Abrams, president, distributed products division for Medline. "We thank all our partners for their contributions to helping bring value and efficiency to the health care industry."
About Medline
As the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products, Medline manufactures and distributes more than 125,000 products to hospitals, extended care facilities, surgery centers, physician offices, home care dealers, agencies and major retail outlets. Recently named one of the "100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare," Medline is headquartered in Mundelein, Ill.and has more than 1,100 dedicated sales representatives nationwide to support its broad product line, clinical programs and cost management services. For more information, visit www.medline.com.
Over the past five years, Medline has been the fastest-growing distributor of medical and surgical supplies in the U.S., serving as the primary distributor to over 450 major hospitals and healthcare systems. As a leading distributor, Medline offers a comprehensive array of consulting and management services encompassing the supply chain and logistics, utilization and standardization, business tools and enhanced reporting capabilities and on-staff clinicians.
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