Henry Schein Medical receives Supplier Legacy award from Premier
Henry Schein Medical has received the 2023 Supplier Legacy Award from Premier, Inc., a leading health care improvement and technology company that unites an alliance of more than 4,400 U.S. hospitals and health systems and approximately 250,000 other providers and organizations. One of 11 suppliers to receive the award this year, Henry Schein Medical was recognized for its long-standing support of Premier members through exceptional local customer service and engagement, value creation through clinical excellence, and commitment to helping health care providers realize cost savings and efficiencies. Supplier Legacy Award winners have a tenure of more than three years as a Premier contracted supplier.
Sysmex America receives three 2023 IMV ServiceTrak Clinical Laboratory Awards
Sysmex America has received three 2023 IMV ServiceTrak™ Clinical Laboratory Awards for its hematology systems – best customer satisfaction, best system performance and best OEM service performance. IMV, part of Science and Medicine Group, is the leading market research and business intelligence provider to the laboratory diagnostic industry. IMV produces an annual series of proprietary ServiceTrak™ Clinical Laboratory reports derived from extensive phone and online interviews with laboratory testing professionals in hospitals in the U.S. These reports present an independent analysis of service trends in laboratory diagnostics and include manufacturer ratings for each instrument type. This wave of the 2023 ServiceTrak™ Clinical Laboratory Awards are based on interviews conducted in 2023 with respondents in over 1,300 clinical testing locations having 1,554 instruments. These numbers are reflective of hematology systems and coagulation analyzers only.
DETECTO appoints new VP of Sales
DETECTO has announced Maryellen Cullity as the new Vice-President of Sales for DETECTO domestic healthcare and foodservice products. Cullity brings more than 25 years of experience in both distribution and manufacturer sales focusing on the entire continuum of care. She has worked in sales management for both major and midsize medical distributors and manufacturer rep groups with a track record of sales growth. Cullity holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Bryant College. She has previously served as the chairperson and co-chairperson for the Physician Advisory Council of HIDA.
Midmark appoints new VP of Marketing
Midmark announced Matthew Logan as Vice President, Marketing. In this role, Logan will help create and shape strategies that will expand and amplify the company’s standing as the industry leader in improving the experience between the patient and the caregiver at the point of care.
Logan comes to Midmark after a successful stint as Vice President of Marketing at Roche Diagnostics Corporation, which develops and produces medical tests and digital tools to help healthcare professionals find the right treatment for patients. Collaborating across sales, marketing, implementation and customer service functions, he spearheaded the creation of a new end-to-end process for the launch of the next generation of connected diagnostic devices and IT solutions. He was also instrumental in helping the company create a competitive advantage through the customer experience.
Sekisui Diagnostics appoints new Global Vice President of Sales
Sekisui Diagnostics has announced that Luke Christensen has joined the company as the Global Vice President of Sales. Christensen will be responsible for managing the IVD business sales as well as having shared responsibility for portions of the diagnostic enzyme sales ensuring the successful execution of the company’s sales strategy and for managing the budget for his areas of responsibility. Christensen brings with him over 20 years of sales experience as a leader with a solid history of growth and active participation in advancing the interests of Laboratory based businesses. His career began at McKesson Medical-Surgical in Customer Service and then shifted into Sales where he started as a local Account Manager and progressed to an Area Sales Manager. Following his Area Sales Manager assignment, Luke was promoted in 2014 to Vice President, Laboratory Sales – Primary Care. During his time in this role he grew his team from 8 to 35 laboratory sales professionals and helped double McKesson’s business in this area to $1.2B annually.
HIDA appoints seven leaders in healthcare distribution to board of directors
HIDA has welcomed seven new leaders in healthcare distribution to the Board of Directors. The new members of the HIDA Board of Directors are as follows:
- Emily Berlin; Cardinal Health
- Mark Henderson; Concordance Healthcare Solutions
- Brent Melancon; Owens & Minor
- Kelley Moffett; Cardinal Health
- Ben Nichols; W.W. Grainger, Inc.
- Jack Stephens; NDC
- Emily Wilburn; Wilburn Medical
These new members join the current members of the HIDA Board of Directors:
- Cara Skowronski; Delasco
- Brad Hilton; McKesson Medical-Surgical
- Joel Treffert; Direct Supply
- Alex Caldwell; Claflin Company
- Michael Dubose; Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Bill Abrams; Medline
- Brad Connett; Henry Schein
- Chris Fagnani; Lynn Medical
- David Klarner; TwinMed
- Bill McLaughlin, Jr; IMCO
- KC Meleski; CME Corp
- Randy Reichenbach; Medical Resources
- Joe Reubel; Kerma Medical
- Matt Rowen; HIDA
- Todd Ross; Preferred Medical
- Jay Stevens; The Stevens Company
- Scott Williams; GroveMed
MedPro names Geri Lamano as National Director of Medical Equipment Sales
MedPro announced that Geri Lamano has joined the company as National Director of Medical Equipment Sales. Lamano will be joining the senior leadership team and providing the MedPro sales team with support on expanding the equipment product portfolio, as well as developing new equipment product lines. Lamano brings years of experience, dedication and passion in equipment and furniture sales serving the entire continuum of care with focus in Acute, Non-Acute, Long-Term, Ambulatory and Government care. She boasts an outstanding career in healthcare distribution, most recently as National Director of Equipment and Furniture Sales and Services with Concordance Healthcare Solutions. Prior to that she was with MMS, a Medical Supply Company, for 10 years, and was also a member of team Henry Schein from 1996-2006. Lamano is a Charter Member of Professional Women in Healthcare, currently serving as Vice Chair of Membership with a focus on national and regional events. Geri is a career-long active and dedicated member of HIDA.