Medline Industries, Inc.

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 10/25/11 -- Medline Industries, Inc., the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies, announced today the signing of a three-year national agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners -- the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance -- for surgical sponge detection ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 10/19/11 -- Medline Industries, Inc. recently launched the first wheelchair exclusively featuring built-in Microban® antimicrobial protection that provides an added level of protection against damaging microbes such as bacteria, mold and mildew that can cause stains, odors and product deterioration. The chair is ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 08/04/11 -- Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and executives from Medline Industries, Inc. met today at the company's headquarters in Mundelein, Ill., to discuss opportunities to further expand Medline's business in Iowa. "Medline has been a wonderful business partner over the years and we appreciate ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 06/30/11 -- Carolyn Clancy, Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Mark Chassin, President of the Joint Commission and Aron Ralston, the focus of the academy award-nominated movie "127 Hours," are among the key note speakers at Medline's fourth annual ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 06/29/11 -- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (LFGSM) honored Medline President Andy Mills with the Distinguished Executive Award for 2011 for his exceptional leadership and his contributions to the community. Mills accepted the award and delivered the Commencement Address to LFGSM's MBA ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 06/27/11 -- Continuing strategic efforts to assist healthcare providers in preventing hospital acquired infections, Medline Industries, Inc. will showcase its evidence-based solution to help prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) as well as innovative infection prevention products at the APIC 2011 Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD, ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 06/16/11 -- Medline Industries, Inc. and CAS Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASM), today announced a distribution agreement for a co-branded version of CASMED's Model 740 portable vital signs monitor. The monitor will feature CASMED's proprietary Motion Artifact Extraction (MAXNIBP®) technology, the most advanced ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 06/07/11 -- ClearCount Medical Solutions, a leader in patient safety solutions, announced today that Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center is the first hospital in Northeast Ohio to implement the most comprehensive technology for the prevention of retained surgical sponge incidents. The Cleveland VA ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 06/06/11 -- Medline Industries, Inc. announced today that they have enhanced its Homecare Homebase™ supply interface with the addition of a new oversight rules engine to help customers better manage their supply utilization. Using PointCare and the Clinical Manger, joint Homecare Homebase and ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 06/02/11 -- Medline Industries, Inc. and Mednet LLC recently signed a preferred sales and marketing agreement in which Medline will market Mednet's innovative enterprise and materials management software for ambulatory surgery centers. "We are always seeking new ways to leverage technology so our customers ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 05/31/11 -- With medical evidence indicating that critically ill patients are at high risk for temperature disorders and show a predisposition for infection(1), Medline Industries, Inc. today announced a new Temperature Sensing Foley Catheter product line that enables clinicians to accurately monitor core ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 05/24/11 -- With the southwestern Missouri city of Joplin now only beginning to recover from a massive tornado that tore through the town Sunday, Medline Industries, Inc. today announced that it is sending emergency medical supplies to serve patients in the area. The ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 05/19/11 -- Medline Industries, Inc. announced today the signing of a cost management prime vendor agreement with Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in Minneapolis, Minn. Medline has been HCMC's prime distributor of medical supplies since 2006. Under the agreement, which takes effect June ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 05/13/11 -- Medline Industries, Inc. announced today the recipients of its 2010 Preferred Vendor Recognition Awards. Selected by a panel of executives from Medline, the Preferred Vendor Awards were given to three Medline partners who not only demonstrated outstanding performance in sales and ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 05/03/11 -- The deadline is fast approaching to apply for a portion of up to $1 million in Prevention Above All Discoveries Grants which Medline Industries, Inc. will be awarding to healthcare professionals to research ideas for improving health care. Letters of intent ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 04/19/11 -- Medline Industries, Inc., the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies, announced today the signing of a five-year prime vendor agreement for distribution services with Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA), one of the country's largest providers of specialty surgical ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 04/14/11 -- Medline Industries, Inc., the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies, today announced the winners of its 2010 Distribution Suppliers Recognition Awards. Selected by a panel of executives from Medline's Distributed Products division, the Distribution Supplier Recognition Awards were ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 04/13/11 -- Medline Industries, Inc., the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies, announced today that REVIVE® and ASSURE® soft tissue repair mesh has been added to their national agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners for surgical mesh biomaterials. The three-year ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 04/12/11 -- Medline Industries, Inc.'s ERASE CAUTI Foley catheter management system, featuring a revolutionary one-layer tray design, is helping hospitals "Get to Zero" -- reducing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) through improved education about evidence-based practices. Launched just 18 months ago, the ERASE CAUTI program ... read more

MUNDELEIN, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 04/08/11 -- Medline Industries, Inc., today announced that it is donating $50,000 in medical supplies to Japan rescue and relief efforts following the country's devastating earthquakes and tsunami. The aid includes supplies for surgical procedures as well as a government request for surgeon's ... read more