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Howard’s Medical Supply bonds staff with ‘community building’

Providers

Howard’s Medical Supply bonds staff with ‘community building’

July 21, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

                YAKIMA, Wash. – Staffing shortages have finally “leveled out” at Howard’s Medical Supply, thanks to the provider’s remote – really remote – employees, says CEO Erik Mickelson.  After using an outside staffing company for a few years, Mickelson launched Offsite Team Inc. in the Philippines in 2021 to handle the clerical side of the business for Howard’s.  “We...

Employee, Home Medical Equipment (HME), Howard's Medical Supply


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Howard's Medical Supply scoops up inventory in under-served areas

October 6, 2017Tracy Orzel

YAKIMA, Wash. - When Erik Mickelson heard fellow local HME provider Keeler's Medical Supply had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June, he was shocked. "They were in business for 40 years," said Mickelson, CEO of Howard's Medical Supply in Yakima, Wash. "When we started, they had 125-150 employees that did $10 million worth of business." Howard's agreed to purchase Keeler's inventory for $600,000 in cash, which included everything...

Howard's Medical Supply, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)


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Howard's Medical Supply buys Keeler's Medical Supply

August 30, 2017HME News Staff

YAKIMA, Wash. - Howard's Medical Supply will purchase the inventory of Keeler's Medical Supply under a pending sale approved Aug. 28 by a U.S. Bankruptcy Court, according to the Yakima Herald. Keeler's Medical Supply filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June, citing drastic reductions in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, the newspaper reported. Company officials at Howard Medical Supply told the newspaper they have handled the same cuts by being debt free and by improving operational...

Howard's Medical Supply, Keeler's Medical Supply, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)


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