HSCA welcomes ROi as new member
The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) welcomed ROi (St. Louis, MO), a nationally recognized leader in healthcare supply management, as a new member. “HSCA is pleased to welcome ROi as our newest member and we look forward to advocating alongside ROi for policy solutions that help reduce health costs, and increase competition and innovation in the market,” said HSCA President and CEO Todd Ebert, R.Ph. “HSCA members are critical cost-savings partners to American hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, and surgery centers, helping to yield the value that allows providers to deliver the best care to patients.”
Henry Schein partners with Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society, MLB players to help local kids live healthy lives
Henry Schein Inc (Melville, NY) announced that for the fifth straight year, it is joining forces with the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS) and the Taylor Hooton Foundation to speak with children about the importance of staying active, making healthy choices, and routinely visiting their doctor and dentist. Each event, held in Major League Baseball stadiums throughout the spring and summer, is part of PBATS’ Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youth (PLAY) Campaign. Since its inception in 2004, thousands of children have participated in more than 300 PLAY Campaign events hosted by all 30 Major League teams. As part of its support, Henry Schein’s Athletics and Schools business and its supplier partners provide the approximately 200 children and teenagers who attend each event with a drawstring pack containing sunscreen, toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss, eye black, a mouthguard, Thera-Band exercise bands, hand sanitizer, and a score card to track teeth brushing, hand washing, and other healthy habits. The Henry Schein Cares Foundation is also providing a monetary donation in support of the program.
Midmark begins plans to build technology center in Versailles
Midmark Corp (Dayton, OH) plans to construct a technology center on its Versailles, Ohio, campus to facilitate the company’s recent and future growth and strengthen its new product development process and technological capabilities. The company is currently in the initial phases of the project with the goal of breaking ground late this year or the beginning of 2018. The decision to expand in Versailles supports this strategy by locating its engineering, marketing, product management, communications, among other functions connected to new product development, into close proximity of each other in a new, state-of-the-art facility that is conducive to innovation.
PSS family to hold charity weekend in honor of Pat Kelly
The Broad Street Children’s Foundation announced it would host a charity golf tournament weekend to help raise money to build the PSS Home at Seamark Ranch children’s home in Green Cove Springs, Florida. This charity golf tournament weekend was founded in Pat Kelly’s honor. His dream was to bring his beloved PSS family together again to help raise money to build the PSS Home at Seamark Ranch. Join the PSS family in beautiful Jacksonville, Florida on October 21 – 22, 2017 for a fun-filled weekend to celebrate, enjoy fabulous golf, delicious food, music, a silent and live auction, and have lots of fun, all for a great cause. On Sunday, October 22, 2017, there will be the Eagle’s Play Charity Golf Tournament to benefit the PSS Home. Gather your team for a great day of golf at the beautiful King and Bear Golf Course/World Golf Village in St Augustine, Florida. The event will include a 4-person scramble and an awards luncheon following the golf. To learn more, visit https://www.broadstreetfoundation.org/special-events/events