Bassett Healthcare taps Medline as exclusive distributor

Medline entered into a strategic agreement with Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare to help the health system create a more efficient and patient-centered supply chain, the company announced April 5.

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Medline will serve as Bassett Healthcare’s exclusive distributor throughout the three-year agreement.

The company will help Bassett Healthcare standardize supplies across its five hospitals and redesign supply management in the operating room. 

“Healthcare continues to grow and evolve. That’s why it was critical to find the right strategic partner who could listen to our challenges and work with us to develop meaningful solutions to ultimately enhance patient care,” said Tom Terry, Bassett Healthcare’s senior director of network supply chain.

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