Medline in the News

Journal of Healthcare Contracting

Medline joins long-term care sector at Congressional Briefing

Medline joined the American Health Care Association/ National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) and 500+ long-term care providers at the annual Congressional Briefing to advocate for solutions to critical issues impacting care organizations. This year’s legislative meetings focused on the financial future of the long-term care industry. With a majority of the country’s nursing homes and assisted living facilities struggling financially due to inflation and the rising costs to run their facilities, Medline team members discussed viable resources to help increase access to care in communities.

Media coverage is one of the ways we reach our audiences—from current and prospective customers to future employees—and educate them about our company, our initiatives and our culture. Take a look at some of the recent stories featuring Medline—scan the QR code for the full story.

McKnights Long-Term Care News

A golden era of innovation in wound care is approaching

Technology and improved practices are merging to create successful, new strategies for preventing and treating chronic wounds. The earliest wound care practitioners used everything from honey and grease to alcohol to promote healing, a true example of necessity bearing invention. Innovation in engineering, chemistry and medicine have led to the advanced products used today and there’s no limit to how wound care might continue to evolve, especially with new technologies in the mix.

Modern Healthcare

How ESG fortifies the supply chain

There’s a relationship between supply chain transformation and the broader push for health systems to understand and follow ESG principles. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, consumers, communities, employees and the federal government have raised their expectations for healthcare organizations to adopt and invest in socially responsible principles and values.

Healthcare Purchasing News

Pandemic re-cued, glove suppliers come to the rescue

During the pandemic, providers needed glove manufacturers and distributors for more than just production and delivery. They needed consulting, demand forecasting and information management help to more efficiently manage glove inventory and usage patterns.

Tracking the factors that affect healing

Wound healing in 2022 is as complex and complicated as ever. Managing and treating wounds correctly to ensure proper recovery continues to plague both patient and physician. There are endless factors that go into healing a wound, and so much of it derives from the many unique particulars of that patient.

Medline steps in to help flood devastation

Medline has sent 350 cases of medical supplies to Eastern Kentucky to help treat and care for residents from the nine counties impacted by recent catastrophic floods. The supplies included medical triage boxes, bandages, personal protective equipment (PPE), gloves, hand sanitizer and other infection prevention products. All were transported from Medline distribution centers in Jeffersonville, Indiana and throughout the U.S. to SOS International, a Louisvillebased nonprofit organization coordinating assistance in the area.

Managing supply chain crises calls for elementary equation

Post-pandemic, the healthcare industry seeks to reshape the handling of future supply chain crises. The building blocks of any supply chain, regardless of industry, centers on three parts of an equation: people, processes and technology. To minimize future impact on supply chain operations, the question is how to order the three elements for best results.

New look. New features.

Check out the redesigned Medline Newsroom!

For the past five years, the Medline Newsroom has successfully told our story, showcasing solutions for today’s most challenging healthcare problems and celebrating company wins—new products, partnerships, market differentiators, success stories and recognitions.

Thanks to a recent redesign by the web, digital, brand and public relations teams, the Newsroom now offers more accessible and engaging content, including:

• Simpler, more intuitive navigation and mobile optimization

• A modernized and comprehensive home page design

• More attractive and prominent graphics, multimedia and other features

• A text to audio option on all stories, providing a multisensory and more accessible experience

• Executive and expert biographies that can be linked to across content and external media

Check out the redesigned Medline Newsroom at www.medline.newsroom.com.