Tag: distribution
Compass Health finds 'right partner' to offer CBD
June 26, 2020HME News Staff
CLEVELAND - Compass Health has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Well Care Brands to promote and sell their PürCare line of CBD products. The partnership with Compass Health will allow Well Care Brands to target the HME segment for their PürCare line, which is specifically designed for the “over 40 market.” “We have been eager to enter the CBD segment of the market but needed to find the right partner, a partner who understands the unique needs of both the HME patient...
Distributors see home care as winning market
December 16, 2019HME News Staff
Medical supply distributors and manufacturers are turning their attention to the rapidly growing field of home health care. They are also realizing something that may come as no surprise to you—it's a really complicated field that's undergoing a lot of change.
A group of more than 40 experts gathered in November at a Home Care Thought Leaders event in Arlington, Va., hosted by the Health Industry Distributors Association. They met to better understand the market and to strategize about how...
Electromed adds HME distributors channel
August 23, 2019HME News Staff
NEW PRAGUE, Minn. - Electromed has entered into agreements with two HME distributors—one national and one regional—to distribute and sell the SmartVest Airway Clearance System in the U.S. homecare market. Sale of the system through HME distributors began in targeted geographies in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Electromed expects, however, to continue working its direct sales channel as its primary revenue source in the market. “Expanding sales channels through homecare...
Apria goes nat'l with Medela's NPWT line
November 2, 2018HME News Staff
MCHENRY, Ill., and LAKE FOREST, Calif. - Medela has announced that Apria Healthcare will begin distributing its negative pressure wound therapy product line nationwide.
Per the terms of the agreement, Apria will expand its wound care portfolio to include the full line of Medela's negative pressure wound therapy products, including its Invia NPWT System with FitPad.
“By offering a united front, these two companies can help remove the complexities that occur in coordinating patient care from...
Stealth brings back Ottobock supports
September 25, 2018HME News Staff
BURNET, Texas - Stealth Products has become the exclusive distributor in North America for a range of upper extremity supports from Ottobock. The move brings the products back to the North American market. “When we learned about the discontinuation of the Ottobock line of upper extremity supports in our market, we knew these options would fit nicely into the Stealth solutions portfolio,” said Lorenzo Romero, president of Stealth Products. “We didn't want to just add a similar product...
Motivation goes exclusive with Numotion
July 13, 2018HME News Staff
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - Numotion has announced an exclusive partnership with Motivation to distribute the company's Multisport wheelchairs in the U.S. The wheelchairs will be available on ShopNumotion.com. The Multisport is a “court-based wheelchair,” tough enough to be used across a wide range of sports and activities at both national and local club levels, Numotion says. “We are excited about this high quality, affordable option that will allow wheelchair users to participate in a...
Compass Health, NDC increase services to Midwest
July 2, 2018HME News Staff
CLEVELAND - Compass Health has entered into a Preferred Vendor Partnership with NDC Homecare, a regional distributor to HME providers in the Midwest. The partnership means providers in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma can now enjoy next-day delivery, lower freight minimums and will-call service, something they never had access to before due to how far they were from Compass Health's distribution centers. “We have been exploring ways to improve our level of service to...
InfuSystem named distributor for infusion line
June 27, 2018HME News Staff
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. - InfuSystem, a national provider of infusion pumps and related services, has been tapped by Smiths Medical, a manufacturer of specialized medical devices and equipment, as an official distributor of CADD products. Smiths Medical recently announced a strategic decision to serve its non-hospital-based infusion customers through a new distribution model that its says simplifies the way providers order, receive and deliver care with CADD products. As a result, CADD will now be...
Compass Health snags exclusive rights to Lumin
May 8, 2018HME News Staff
CLEVELAND - Compass Health Brands has been tapped by 3B Medical as the exclusive distribution partner for the Lumin, a CPAP disinfection device. “The Lumin is the perfect complement to our growing line of CPAP masks, tubing, filters and other supplies, and in line with our goal of providing our dealers with a one-stop for all their product needs,” said Stuart Straus, president and CEO of Compass Health Brands. The Lumin uses high-powered, germicidal ultra violet light to neutralize and...
Medline nearly triples footprint in Maryland
December 20, 2017HME News Staff
BALTIMORE - Medline is nearly tripling its footprint in Maryland with the construction of a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center in the Principio Business Park in Perryville. The new center, which will replace the company's current Havre de Grace facility, will be LEED-certified and is expected to create more than 200 new jobs over the next six years, according to a press release from the Maryland Department of Commerce. The center is one of 40 strategically located across the county, from...