Tag: Shield HealthCare
Henry Schein ‘follows patient home’
January 26, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
MELVILLE, N.Y. – Henry Schein’s recent acquisition of Shield Healthcare, combined with a previous acquisition in 2021, gives it the national platform it needs to grow the home care segment of its business, say company execs.
Henry Schein, a provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical professionals, first entered the market when it acquired Prism Medical, a provider of wound care supplies, primarily in the Eastern U.S. Shield Healthcare offers a portfolio...
Henry Schein doubles down on supplies
August 7, 2023HME News Staff
MELVILLE, N.Y. - Henry Schein, a provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical professionals, has signed an agreement to acquire a majority ownership position in Shield Healthcare, a provider of medical supplies with net sales of about $180 million in 2022.
Henry Schein, which acquired Prism Medical, also a provider of supplies, in 2021, says its acquisition of Valencia, Calif.-based Shield Healthcare will advance its continuum of care delivery model.
“As...
Shield HealthCare expands into Arkansas
February 13, 2018HME News Staff
VALENCIA, Calif. - Shield HealthCare has expanded into Arkansas, demonstrating its commitment to the “ongoing growth of the company as a nationwide medical suppler leader,” it says. “We are excited to open up the Arkansas market,” said Roger Miller, chief marketing officer. “We believe that Arkansas customers using medical supplies need exactly what Shield offers.” Shield now operates in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Texas and Washington. The company,...
Ostomy lifestyle expert feels 'lucky'
July 31, 2017Kelly Bothum
Laura Cox has served as Shield Healthcare's ostomy living expert for 3½ years. She was hired by the company after CEO Jim Snell saw her speak about her ileostomy on an episode of Tosh.0. She talks about her interest in telling her story to educate and break down the stigma around ostomy. HME News: How does sharing your personal experience help others?Laura Cox: People get an ostomy for all sorts of reasons. Mine was inflammatory bowel disease. When I was doing my own research, there wasn't...
Shield Healthcare reinvigorates ostomy services division
July 31, 2017Kelly Bothum
VALENCIA, Calif. - Shield Healthcare recently announced a renewed push to market its ostomy services to Medicare patients nationwide. As part of that effort, Shield has developed an extensive online presence to engage and educate ostomy patients. That presence includes Ostomy Life expert, Laura Cox, who has been living with an ostomy since she was 19 years old.As part of Shield's Ostomy Life marketing campaign, Cox, 24, makes videos, writes blog posts and interacts with other people who are living...
Short takes: BOC, Shield Healthcare, Sunrise Medical
June 8, 2017HME News Staff
The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) is now accepting nominations for its board of directors. Directors serve four-year terms and must participate in four board meetings annually. For more information, or to obtain a nomination form, go to bocusa.org/boc-board-directors…Shield Healthcare is pushing its OstomyLife program nationwide as part of its renewed commitment toMedicare ostomy patients. …Sunrise Medical celebrated World Environment Day June 5. The manufacturer is committed to...
Short Takes: Health Mart, Shield HealthCare, Universal Power Group
September 15, 2016HME News Staff
Health Mart was ranked highest overall in customer satisfaction among chain drug pharmacies across the U.S. in the J.D. Power 2016 Pharmacy Satisfaction Study. The study measures customer satisfaction with pharmacies in four segments: mail order, chain drug stores, supermarkets and mass merchandisers…Shield HealthCare has relocated its Dallas operations and distribution to a larger facility in Carrollton, Texas. The new 52,000-square-foot facility will house 125 home medical...
Shield upsizes operations
January 30, 2015HME News Staff
VALENCIA, Calif. - Shield HealthCare has moved its sales and distribution operations in Chicago to Elmhurst, Ill. A new, larger facility there will allow the provider of home medical supplies to gain efficiencies as it responds to its growing customer population, according to a press release. Shield offers a variety of disposable medical supplies, including incontinence, enteral nutrition, urological and wound care supplies.
Shield HealthCare announces caregiver contest
September 10, 2014HME News Staff
VALENCIA, Calif. - Shield HealthCare has announced its 14th annual caregiver story contest. The contest recognizes the role of both family and professional caregivers, and the rewards and challenges they face, the company announced in a press release. The top three story winners and the five runners-up of the “What Makes Caregiving Rewarding?” story contest will each receive a monetary prize and a one-year subscription to Today's Caregiver Magazine. All entries must be one page and submitted...
Shield HealthCare contest opens Sept. 3
August 30, 2013HME News Staff
VALENCIA, Calif. - What makes health care rewarding? Tell Shield HealthCare for a chance to win a gift card and a one-year subscription to Today's Caregiver Magazine. Shield HealthCare announced its 13th annual caregiver story contest in an Aug. 28 press release. The contest, which the company holds to honor the work of family caregivers and healthcare professionals, runs from Sept. 3 through Nov. 30. Last year's winners included two mothers of children with special needs; and a daughter caring for...