Corporate Fact Sheet - Medline Industries...continues to be the leading supplier of gowns and scrubs...

Corporate OverviewMedline is the largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of health care supplies in the United States.

• Foundedin1966,Medline’srootsdatebackto1910whenA.L.Mills,thegreatgrandfatherofthecurrent owners,startedsewingbutcher’sapronsinChicago.Hewassoonapproachedbynunsfromanearby hospitalwhoworkedasbothnursesandseamstresses.Heofferedtohelpthemwiththesewingofthe surgeons’gownsandnurse’suniformssotheycouldspendmoretimecaringforpatients.Medline continuestobetheleadingsupplierofgownsandscrubstothehealthcareindustry.

• HeadquarteredinMundelein,Ill.since1984,Medlinemanufacturesanddistributesmorethan350,000 healthcaresuppliesandservicesacrossthecontinuumofcare,includinghospitals,nursinghomes,surgery centers,physicianoffices,homecaredealers,homehealthagenciesandretailoutlets.

• Asaleadingproviderofmedicalandsurgicalsupplies, Medline’sproductsandprogramsarefoundinthousands ofU.S.hospitals,includingworldrenownedfacilitiesand healthsystemslikeMt.SinaiHospitalinNewYorkCity, theClevelandClinic,ScrippsHealth,UniversityofMaryland, UniversityPittsburghandChildren’sHospitalofLosAngeles.

• Medlineisalsotheleadingproviderofmedicalsuppliesto thenursinghomeindustry,servicingmorethan 10,000facilitiesintheUnitedStates.

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LeadershipFamilyownedsince1910,MedlineismanagedbythefourthgenerationoftheMillsfamily:CharlieMills,chiefexecutiveofficer;AndyMills,president;andJimAbrams,chiefoperatingofficer.Allassumedmanagementin1997.

Key Facts• $5.1 billion in 2012 sales

• RanksNo.88ontheForbes2011listof largestprivatelyheldcompaniesinAmerica

• Morethan9,000employeesworldwidewithoperations inmorethan25countries

• Morethan1,100salesrepresentativesworldwide

Operations • 35 distribution centers in North America and 47 throughout the world

• Dedicatedtruckfleetwithmorethan230MedTrans vehiclestravelling14millionmileseachyear • 16manufacturingfacilitiesworldwide

• Medlinedoesbusinessinmorethan90countries

National Leadership Position Medline is the No. 1 provider of several major products to the U.S. health care market, including:

• Examgloves

• Surgicalscrubsandgowns

• Durablemedicalequipment(likewheelchairs,walkersandcanes)

• Skincareproducts

• Operatingroomkits

• AdultIncontinenceproducts

A History of Innovation 1940s–DevelopedcoloredsurgeonsgownstodecreaseeyestrainforsurgeonsandORstaff

1970’s–Offeredtheindustry’sfirstconsignmentsupplymanagementprogram

1999–Aloetouchexamgloves,thefirstglovescoatedwithaloetosootheandprotecthands

2003–AcquiredMaxximMedical,aleaderinsurgicalproceduretraysandsurgeon’sgloves

2008–AcquiredGuardian,aleadingsupplierofdurablemedicalequipment

2007–AcquiredCurad®brandandexpandedittotheacutecareandlong-termcaremarkets

2009–Designedindustry’sfirstone-layerFoley-cathetertraytoreducetheriskofinfection

2011–AcquiredCareFusion,expandingthecompany’sgrowingleadershipinprovidingORsuppliesinto16newcountries

2012–ReceivedChicagoInnovationAwardforBioMask,thefirst-everFDAclearedantimicrobialfacemask

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A Great Place to Work• Namedoneofthenations2012“BestandBrightestCompaniestoWorkfor”

• NamedoneofChicago’s2012“101BestandBrightestCompaniestoWorkFor”

• NamedtoBecker’s“100BestPlacestoWorkInHealthcare”

• NamedoneofChicagoTribune’s2012“TopWorkPlaces”

• Named2012IllinoisFamilyBusinessoftheYear

• Free24/7onsitefitnesscenterwithstate-of-the-artequipment,TVs,showers,towelservice

• Mile-longnaturewalkingpatharoundheadquartercampus

• DiscountedhealthymealoptionswithnutritionalInformation

• Freshfruit,filteredwaterinrefreshmentcentersoneveryfloor

• Freeonsitemammograms

Commitment to Community and Environment• NovationEnvironmentalExcellenceLeadershipAward

• PracticeGreenhealthChampionforChangeAward

• Restoringmorethantwoacresoflandintonativeprairie–anendangeredbutimportantecosystem, whichimprovessoilandwaterquality,preventserosionandflooding,andprovideshabitatforinsects andbirds.

• Organicgardenatthecorporatecampusisplantedandharvestedbyandforemployees

• AllnewfacilitiesbuilttoLEEDcertificationstandards(focusingonwater&energysavings,andreducing CO2emissions)

• Medlinecurrentlyhassevendistributioncentersandtwoofficebuildingsthathaveachieved LEEDcertification

• Greensmart™programhelpshospitalsimplementsuccessfulgreeninitiativesthroughproducts, servicesandeducation

• Hundredsofemployeesandtheirfamiliesannuallyvolunteertorenovateandrefurbishlocalschoolsand otherorganizationsinLakeCounty,Ill.throughMedline“Makes-A-DifferenceDay” • Donateneededmedicalsuppliestolocalandglobalorganizationsanddisasterrelief

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