Medline’s $1.5B investment in domestic medical supply chain: 3 results

Medline said a three-year campaign that included a $1.5 billion investment in distribution centers and manufacturing capabilities has added hundreds of new jobs and expanded the medical supply maker’s footprint.

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The Medline Healthcare Resilience Initiative, which ran from 2018 to 2020, spanned dozens of Medline divisions. Medline released results of the initiative May 3. 

Three things to know:

1. Investments in distribution centers, manufacturing and IT upgrades helped create about 8,500 jobs. Most were in construction, while 2,000 were in distribution.

2. The initiative created eight new distribution centers — with seven set to open this year — and nearly 150 manufacturing expansion projects.

3. Medline saw a 102 percent increase in IT jobs over the past three years with a focus on data integrity.

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