August 10, 2023 – Through a multi-faceted partnership, AdventHealth and Medline will leverage each organization’s strengths to bolster a healthy supply chain, allowing AdventHealth to own its inventory and distribution strategy and create a structure to accommodate future growth.
Additional benefits to AdventHealth include the ability to purchase equipment and assets with Medline’s buying power and access Medline’s distribution network in the event of an emergency. In turn, the long-term mutual commitments and investments of both organizations will create an environment of enhanced collaboration and innovation, while addressing risk mitigation and strengthening supply chain capabilities. Together, AdventHealth and Medline will achieve greater impact by focusing on a strong, truly integrated partnership in areas beyond price and volume.
As part of the partnership, AdventHealth will continue to utilize Medline as its prime vendor distributor for all medical and surgical supplies throughout its network of more than 50 hospitals and additional care sites in nine states.
The partnership also assumes the co-development of a 300,000-square-foot AdventHealth Consolidated Service Center (CSC) currently under construction in Central Florida. The CSC will contain supplies for AdventHealth’s hospitals and care sites throughout Florida to ensure product availability for patient care. The two organizations will co-operate the CSC using a blended staffing model, which includes AdventHealth and Medline team members. In addition, Medline will utilize the 250,000-square-foot space adjacent to the CSC for non-AdventHealth inventory. The CSC is expected to be completed in early 2024.