Owens & Minor names Chief Operating Officer
Owens & Minor announced Marc Rottink as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Owens & Minor, effective immediately. Rottink brings almost three decades of experience in leading global, multi-site healthcare supply chain operations, including strategic transformation, oversight and management of global inventory assets and distribution operations, integrated business planning, systems implementation, and cross-functional operations alignment. Most recently, Marc served as Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain and Customer Care for Smith + Nephew. Under his leadership, Smith + Nephew saw significant improvement in its manufacturing operations, as well as sales, inventory, and operational planning (SIOP), greatly enhancing customer fulfillment levels. Prior to Smith + Nephew, Marc served as Vice President of Global Supply Chain for Medtronic’s Restorative Therapies Group.
Midmark recognized as a 2026 U.S. Best Managed Company
Midmark Corp. is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2026 US Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies.
Celebrating the 2026 PWH Leadership Summit Scholarship recipients
Professional Women in Healthcare (PWH) is proud to recognize this year’s PWH Leadership Summit Scholarship recipients – an inspiring group of healthcare professionals committed to advancing leadership, innovation, and impact across the industry.
Congratulations to the recipient of the Sandra Parker Leadership Scholarship sponsored by Graham Field: Jean Garcia, Senior Project Manager at McKesson; the GHX Leadership Scholarship: Deborah Avalos, Director Procurement Services at Northwestern Medicine; and the Elise Tordella Leadership Summit Scholarship sponsored by Solventum: Yesenia Banks, CPC, Sr. Manager, Reimbursement and Health Policy at Solventum, Shantel Hubbard, Strategic Account Executive DSO at Spectrum Killian, Shrishti Kharel, MBA, General Manager-2 at Apria, Michele Rodriguez, Revenue Cycle Manager at Byram Healthcare, and Tara White, Global Market Development at Solventum.
Medline announces completion of new commercial solar installation in Grayslake, Ill.
Medline and PowerFlex recently unveiled a completed 5.2-megawatt solar installation at Medline’s flagship distribution center in Grayslake, Illinois.
The investment includes more than 11,500 solar panels and is projected to produce 5,900 megawatt hours of energy per year.
This installation is Medline’s 12th solar project and adds to the more than 59,000 existing solar panels at Medline facilities as of Dec. 31, 2025. A vital piece of Medline’s distribution network of 45 facilities across the U.S., the 1.4 million-square-foot Grayslake site opened its doors in 2022 and has grown to provide more than 900 jobs in the community.
Deliveries from Grayslake are made to healthcare customers throughout Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and the northern half of Indiana.