Medline Industries, Inc., the nation’s largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of health care products, today announced the winners of its 2011 Vendor Recognition Awards to the long-term care marketplace. These annual awards were given to two 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 post-acute care facilities who choose Medline for their medical products and services.
Operational Excellence Award: Hollister was recognized with the 2011 Operational Excellence Award for its outstanding operational support and supply chain performance. Specifically, the company was recognized for providing excellent customer support and on-time shipments, EDI Interface, advanced contract and price notification systems and financial efficiencies.
Platinum Vendor of the Year — Non-Acute Market: Coloplast was recognized as the 2011 Platinum Vendor of the Year — Non-Acute Market, for demonstrating a strong commitment to sales and marketing, as well as operational and supply chain excellence.
As the nation’s largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of health care 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.
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