Corporate Facts
Corporate Facts
Summary Information on
Our Business
Corporate Overview
- Medline is the largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies in the United States.
- Founded in 1966, Medline’s roots date back to 1910 when A.L. Mills, the great-grandfather of the current leadership, started sewing butcher’s aprons in Chicago.
- Headquartered in Mundelein, Ill. since 1983, Medline manufactures and distributes more than 350,000 healthcare supplies and services across the continuum of care, including hospitals, nursing homes, surgery centers, physician offices, home care providers, home health agencies and retail outlets.
- Reached more than $8.1 billion in sales in 2015
- Ranked No. 62 on the Forbes 2014 list of largest privately held companies in America
- Employs more than 12,000 employees worldwide with operations in more than 25 countries
- Serves customers with more than 1,200 dedicated sales representatives worldwide
Leadership
With our roots dating back to 1910, Medline is managed by the fourth generation of the Mills family: Charlie Mills, chief executive officer; Andy Mills, president; and Jim Abrams, chief operating officer. All assumed management in 1997.
- Charlie Mills, chief executive officer, joined Medline in 1986 where he started as a sales representative. Since then he has held various positions within the company including sales management, vice president of marketing and vice president of manufacturing. He was named chief executive officer in 1997.
- Andy Mills, president, started with Medline as a sales representative in Dallas, Texas. He then worked in Medline's operating room product division and went on to manage the company's marketing department before assuming his current position in 1997.
- Jim Abrams, chief operating officer, joined Medline in 1992 where he started as a sales representative. Since then he has held various management positions within the company until being named chief operating officer in 1997.
Key Facts
- Reached more than $8.1 billion in sales in 2015
- Ranked No. 62 on the Forbes 2014 list of largest privately held companies in America
- Employs more than 12,000 colleagues worldwide with operations in more than 25 countries
- Serves customers with more than 1,200 dedicated sales representatives worldwide
Operations
Medline does business in more than 90 countries.
- More than 40 distribution centers in North America and 50 throughout the world
- Dedicated truck fleet with more than 300 MedTrans vehicles travelling 14 million miles each year
- 17 manufacturing facilities worldwide
National Leadership Position
Medline is the No. 1 provider of several major products to the U.S. healthcare market, including:
- Exam gloves
- Surgical scrubs and gowns
- Durable medical equipment (including wheelchairs, walkers and canes)
- Skin care products
- Operating room kits
- Adult incontinence products
A History of Innovation
- 1940s – Developed colored surgeons gowns to decrease eye strain for surgeons and OR staff
- 1966 – Changed name from Mills Hospital Supply to Medline Industries, Inc.
- 1970s – Offered the industry’s first consignment supply management program
- 1999 – Introduced Aloetouch® exam gloves, the first gloves coated with aloe to help soothe and protect hands
- 2003 – Acquired Maxxim Medical, a leader in surgical procedure trays and surgeon’s gloves
- 2007 – Acquired Curad® brand and expanded it to the acute care and long-term care markets
- 2008 – Acquired Guardian, a leading supplier of durable medical equipment
- 2009 – Designed industry’s first one-layer Foley-catheter tray to reduce the risk of infection
- 2011 – Acquired CareFusion, expanding the company’s growing leadership presence, providing OR supplies into 16 new countries
- 2011 – Introduced BioMask™, the first U.S. antiviral face mask that inactivates flu viruses
- 2012 – Introduced the healthcare industry’s first long-sleeved OR scrub top.
- 2012 – Received Chicago Innovation Award for BioMask™, the first FDA-cleared antimicrobial facemask.
- 2013 – Awarded first place for Excellence in Surgical Products for The Switch™ Safety Scalpel Handle
A Great Place to Work
- Named to Becker’s Hospital Review “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” list (2016, 2015, 2014)
- Chicago Tribune Top Workplace (2015, 2014, 2013, 2012)
- Best Place to Work for Medical Supply Reps (2014)
- 2013 Annual Award for Business Excellence
- Named 2012 Illinois Family Business of the Year
- Free 24/7 onsite fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment, TVs, showers, towel service
- Discounted healthy meal options with nutritional Information
- Fresh fruit, filtered water in refreshment centers on every floor
- Free commuter shuttle to local train station
- Free shuttle transport to/from city of Chicago
- Free on-site mammograms
Commitment to Community and Environment
- Received Novation Environmental Excellence Leadership Award
- Earned Practice Greenhealth Champion for Change Award
- Restoring two acres of company-owned land into native prairie
- Employees plant and harvest organic garden at the corporate campus
- All new facilities built to LEED certification standards (focusing on water and energy savings, and reducing carbon dioxide emissions)
- Help hospitals implement successful green initiatives through products, services and education
with our greensmart™ program - Hundreds of employees and their families volunteer annually to renovate and refurbish local schools and other organizations in Lake County, Ill., through "Medline Makes a Difference Day"
- Medical supplies donated to local and global organizations and disaster relief efforts