Medline, Valley Health enter distribution agreement

NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Medline has entered into a multi-year prime vendor distribution agreement with Valley Health System, which serves northern New Jersey and southern New York.  

After being with a previous vendor for the last five years, the system returns to Medline for all medical and surgical supplies across its full continuum of care, including its in-patient acute care hospital and lab facilities, and outpatient network of physician offices and home care services. 

"It is critical that our clinicians have the products they need when they need them to care for our patients," said Orville Carr, supply chain director at Valley Health System. "Medline's unwavering service to our system through the years has proven invaluable in being about to do that. Combined with their investments in on-hand inventory, price assurance plan and our collaboration with their supply chain optimization team, it is a partnership that will help to optimize our supply chain operations going forward." 

As part of the agreement, Valley Health System will have the ability to easily monitor key metrics such as item utilization, contract compliance, price accuracy and spend by product categories through Medline's advanced analytics platforms. The health system's network of facilities will be serviced from Medline's LEED-certified, state-of-the-art distribution center in Montgomery, N.Y.  

"We are honored to be expanding our partnership with Valley Health and continuing to support their mission," said Ron Barrett, vice president of corporate accounts at Medline. "The Medline team is committed to helping our partners deliver optimal care to the patients they serve by ensuring superior customer service, product availability and solutions support."