Claflin Medical Equipment names Tim Farinholt director of construction solutions
Claflin Medical Equipment (Warwick, RI) hired Tim Farinholt as director of construction solutions. Farinholt served for the previous 14 years as capital resource program manager at UHC (Chicago, Ill.).
Henry Schein’s Think Pink, Practice Pink Program donates more than $173,000 in 2014
Henry Schein Inc (Melville, N.Y.) announced that its “Think Pink, Practice Pink” cause-related marketing program has contributed more than $173,000 to cancer-related causes in 2014. The “Think Pink, Practice Pink” program offers Henry Schein customers an opportunity to purchase pink products ranging from healthcare consumables and practice supplies to apparel. A portion of sales from these products are donated to cancerrelated organizations through the Henry Schein Cares Foundation. This year’s “Think Pink, Practice Pink” donation recipients included the American Cancer Society (Atlanta, Ga.), Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York (New Hyde Park, N.Y.), Stony Brook Children’s Hospital (Stony Brook, N.Y.), and the Global Oral Cancer Forum. Since its inception, the program has raised more than $800,000 and supported myriad initiatives and programs that help improve access to care, prevention, and education for cancer patients.
Medline signs agreement with Parkview Health
Parkview Health (Fort Wayne, Ind.) selected Medline Industries Inc (Mundelein, Ill.) as its preferred distribution partner for medical and surgical supplies effective January 2015. According to a release, the three-year agreement is expected to deliver an estimated savings of nearly $1 million through distribution efficiencies and product savings across the health system. Medline will provide its broad assortment of Medline and national brand products directly to Parkview Health’s distribution center, hospitals, and physician offices. Medline will also deliver cost savings and efficiencies by driving product standardization and utilization solutions, as well as providing enhanced reporting capabilities to help facilities better monitor and control costs.