Medline has opened a 1.4-million-square-foot, LEED-certified distribution center in Grayslake, IL — the largest medical-grade distribution center in the country.
The $125 million, state-of-the-art facility will distribute thousands of individual products and devices to Midwest and US healthcare providers across the continuum of care, including hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory surgery centers, hospices and physicians’ offices. More than $1.3 billion in annual orders are expected to be handled from the facility.
“At Medline, we help healthcare providers activate the clinical and supply chain resources needed to deliver the best care possible for their clinicians and patients, and we’re really proud of that,” said Doug Golwas, Medline executive vice president for acute care.
“Medline is a company where we have continued to invest in the resiliency of the supply chain. The size of this building allows us to take care of our customers as they continue to grow.”
The latest distribution center in Illinois created 350 new jobs, and that total will climb to nearly 700 when it reaches full capacity. It is a part of Medline’s $2 billion Healthcare Resilience Initiative, a national capital expenditure campaign that includes new distribution centers, manufacturing capabilities and information technology upgrades to further the company’s commitment to delivering superior customer service.
To commemorate the opening, local politicians and dignitaries, including Grayslake Mayor Rhett Taylor, representatives from Medline, nursing homes, major hospitals and other healthcare providers in the region gathered onsite for a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The company’s other new facilities include a 1.3-million-square-foot distribution center in Montgomery, NY, and an 800,000-square-foot distrubtion center in St. Peters, MO. Medline has been based in Lake County, IL, for nearly 50 years.
From the October 2022 Issue of McKnight's Long-Term Care News
