Tag: Tom Chacko
Gilgal Medical ramps up footprint
July 11, 2025HME News Staff
ORLANDO, Fla. – Gilgal Medical Supplies is on a rapid expansion track, with two new distribution centers in Los Angeles and Texas, and plans underway to enter the Middle East by early 2026.
Backed by these new hubs, Gilgal is fast-tracking same-day and next-day delivery for high-demand items like catheters, ostomy supplies and nutrition, said Tom Chacko, vice president of business development. To support rapid fulfillment, the company plans to leverage not only its new distribution...
Gilgal ramps up national expansion
June 12, 2025HME News Staff
ORLANDO, Fla. – Gilgal Medical has opened two new strategic warehouse facilities in Los Angeles and Dallas in a move to expand operations nationally. Headquartered in Orlando, Fla., Gilgal Medical is positioning itself to become the gold standard in home medical supply distribution across North America with same days or next-day delivery of essential medical equipment and supplies directly to patients, hospitals and nursing homes. “There’s a growing demand for faster...
Gilgal Medical ‘frees’ itself from insurance
February 7, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ORLANDO, Fla. – Gilgal Medical Supplies recently transitioned to a retail sales and wholesale distribution model for medical supplies, a decision made necessary by the increasing burdens associated with billing insurance, says Tom Chacko, vice president.
“The time and the resources needed to do all (the required paperwork), when you consider the reimbursement, financially, it's not feasible,” he said.
Chacko spoke with HME News about the company’s decision.
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Gilgal Medical bets on Florida and retail
July 12, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ORLANDO, Fla. – Industry consolidation and low reimbursement have created a large gap in the local DME landscape in Florida, and Gilgal Medical Supplies sees that as a “big opportunity,” says Tom Chacko, vice president and one of the company’s owners.
The company launched in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, opening its first store in St. Cloud in the location of a DME that was closing. Six months later, it opened a second location in Orlando in the location vacated...