NORTHFIELD, Ill., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight newly constructed distribution centers add more than 9.7 million square footage, or 168 football fields
Expanded manufacturing capabilities in pandemic to help meet ongoing PPE time-to-market demands
Approximately 8,500 new jobs created in communities across the country
Medline today announced the results of a three-year national capital expenditure campaign to support the long-term needs of healthcare providers that included $1.5 billion in new distribution centers, manufacturing capabilities and IT upgrades for an improved ecommerce experience. The Medline Healthcare Resilience Initiative (HRI) spanned dozens of Medline divisions over the course of 2018-2020, culminating in approximately 8,500 new jobs, eight new distribution centers, nearly 150 manufacturing expansion projects and a new global digital customer ordering platform.
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"Our ability to be flexible for healthcare providers has been a direct result of our ongoing planning for the future. We know we can make healthcare run better by answering and anticipating the needs of customers," said Charlie Mills, chief executive officer of Medline. "Our investment initiative lets us plan for the future so we can care for providers and our communities for many years to come."
Operations: Expanding distribution
The company opened eight newly constructed distribution centers over the past three years that created more than 6,500 jobs in construction and nearly 2,000 jobs in distribution which includes operations and product delivery, referred to as MedTrans. Over the next four years the company plans to add more than 10 million square feet in warehouse space. With seven of the medical-grade distribution centers strategically set to open this year in key markets, the company is on track to be a leading healthcare partner in the new construction landscape in the United States with all buildings designed to meet LEED standards.
The new location in Grayslake, Ill. is estimated to be the largest medical-grade distribution center in the world. Other distribution centers on track to complete in 2021 are:
Hammond, La.
Mebane, N.C.
Montgomery, N.Y.
Richmond Hill, Ga.
Southaven, Miss.
St. Peters, Mo.
By continuing to further control the delivery to customers with Goods-to-Person technologies and expanding its private fleet to more than 1,200 MedTrans trucks, Medline enabled:
Better overall building utilization
Pick/pack/ship nearly 2-3 times faster than manual methods
