Top 5 Benefits of using a 3PL for Durable Medical Equipment Supply Chain Management
Healthcare logistics continues to grow more challenging and can become complex for companies trying to manage fulfilling orders themselves. If you’re struggling to keep up with fulfillment, it’s time to consider how you could benefit from a Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider.
Depending on your specific needs and company goals, 3PL providers offer a variety of benefits, including:
COST SAVINGS: Partnering with an experienced 3PL provider you take advantage of their exclusive logistics relationships offering greater volume discounts and minimizing overhead costs. You can also save on additional warehouse space, staffing, and technology investments.
SCALABILITY: Depending upon what your needs are, 3PL providers offer many different solutions that are often customizable and scalable to meet your exact needs. They also have the flexibility to adjust with growth throughout the year.
GROWTH: Outsourcing logistics will give your company more time to focus on its core while continuing to have timely deliveries and greater brand reliability.
EXPERTISE: Managing a supply chain requires expertise throughout to deliver optimal results. It is a very dynamic function and requires a vast understanding of business strategy, planning, inventory management and more. 3PL providers have expertise in all of these functions and more.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: As with any business, ensuring the happiness of your customers, throughout their journey, is crucial to success. By partnering with a 3PL provider, manufacturers can ensure the happiness of their customers by offering faster delivery times and more accurate order fulfillment.
Choosing An Experienced 3PL Provider
When it comes to healthcare supply chain needs, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. As a fully licensed and NABP-accredited fulfillment center, GEMCO Medical can customize a solution to meet your unique needs that will lower your inventory costs and streamline supply chain efficiencies.
If you’re looking for an experienced, dependable 3PL provider to handle all of your supply chain needs, contact GEMCO Medical for more information. Partner with GEMCO Medical and leave logistics to us!
GEMCORE Starts Yearlong Anniversary Celebration to Mark 30 Years in Business
Hudson, OHIO – January 24, 2022 – GEMCORE™, a family of companies, starts its year-long celebration to recognize 30 years in business. Throughout 2022, GEMCORE will share details on its rich history and recognize its team of dedicated employees through events and activities.
From humble beginnings in a family home to a 130,000-square foot headquarters and seven branch locations, GEMCORE is now an industry leader in diabetes management solutions, providing supplies, medications, and health coaching to patients nationwide.
“To solve the problem of patient access to medical supplies, my parents, Ed and Toni Edwards, created a mail-order company out of their basement in 1992,” GEMCORE CEO Matt Edwards explained. “30 years later, we’re still in the mail-order business with a patient-first emphasis, and we’ve expanded well beyond and now have multiple business units. We can pack and ship everything from diabetes equipment, supplies, and medications directly to patients; we provide third-party logistics and wholesale medical supplies; and we have an entire business unit dedicated to counseling and educating patients on how to improve their health while living with chronic conditions.”
Devotion to the patient doesn’t diminish the importance of employees, according to Edwards. In the past few years, GEMCORE has been recognized for its dedication to its employees, customers, and industry partners through many awards, including the Weatherhead 100 Centurion Award, Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company, and Top Workplace from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. These awards only tell part of the story.
“We are proud of our growth, of course, but it’s not about commercial success, it’s about improving the health of every person we touch,” Edwards said. “We are incredibly grateful to our 375 employees who made our mission theirs and who ultimately made us what we are today. Without their hard work, passion, and relentless drive, we never would have made it 30 years and counting!”
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About GEMCORE:
Headquartered in Hudson, Ohio, GEMCORE is a family of companies providing high quality, clinically proven, top branded medical products, medications, and innovative solutions from product fulfillment to home delivery. We work directly with patients, insurance plans, healthcare providers, manufacturers, and other partners to help lower operational costs, improve efficiencies, and increase profitability with cost-effective, results-driven solutions that ultimately improve patients’ lives. The family of companies includes Edwards Health Care Services, GEMCO Medical, GemCare Wellness, and GEM Edwards Pharmacy. Learn more at www.gemcorehealth.com.
GEMCORE Receives Weatherhead 100 Centurion Award Again for Driving Leadership, Growth, and Success in Northeast Ohio
Hudson, OHIO – January 24, 2022 – GEMCORE™, a family of companies, starts its year-long celebration to recognize 30 years in business. Throughout 2022, GEMCORE will share details on its rich history and recognize its team of dedicated employees through events and activities.
From humble beginnings in a family home to a 130,000-square foot headquarters and seven branch locations, GEMCORE is now an industry leader in diabetes management solutions, providing supplies, medications, and health coaching to patients nationwide.
“To solve the problem of patient access to medical supplies, my parents, Ed and Toni Edwards, created a mail-order company out of their basement in 1992,” GEMCORE CEO Matt Edwards explained. “30 years later, we’re still in the mail-order business with a patient-first emphasis, and we’ve expanded well beyond and now have multiple business units. We can pack and ship everything from diabetes equipment, supplies, and medications directly to patients; we provide third-party logistics and wholesale medical supplies; and we have an entire business unit dedicated to counseling and educating patients on how to improve their health while living with chronic conditions.”
Devotion to the patient doesn’t diminish the importance of employees, according to Edwards. In the past few years, GEMCORE has been recognized for its dedication to its employees, customers, and industry partners through many awards, including the Weatherhead 100 Centurion Award, Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company, and Top Workplace from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. These awards only tell part of the story.
“We are proud of our growth, of course, but it’s not about commercial success, it’s about improving the health of every person we touch,” Edwards said. “We are incredibly grateful to our 375 employees who made our mission theirs and who ultimately made us what we are today. Without their hard work, passion, and relentless drive, we never would have made it 30 years and counting!”
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About GEMCORE:
GEMCORE, a family of privately held companies, is an industry leader of diabetes management solutions, mail-order diabetes supplies, wholesale medical supplies, medications, specialty third-party logistics as well as health coaching and disease management. Combined, these value-driven solutions reduce healthcare costs and drive efficiencies for clients while helping to improve patients’ lives. Headquartered in Hudson, Ohio, GEMCORE’s company portfolio includes Edwards Health Care Services, GEMCO Medical, GemCare Wellness, and GEM Edwards Pharmacy. For more information, visit www.gemcorehealth.com.
Moving up from their debut at No. 3,119 in 2020 and landing at No. 2,720 in 2021 on Inc.’s annual ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.
Hudson, OHIO – January 24, 2022 – GEMCORE™, a family of companies, starts its year-long celebration to recognize 30 years in business. Throughout 2022, GEMCORE will share details on its rich history and recognize its team of dedicated employees through events and activities.
From humble beginnings in a family home to a 130,000-square foot headquarters and seven branch locations, GEMCORE is now an industry leader in diabetes management solutions, providing supplies, medications, and health coaching to patients nationwide.
“We’re delighted to be recognized again by Inc. Magazine for a second consecutive year,” said Matthew Edwards, CEO of GEMCORE. “And we’re immensely proud of our team, which has been the foundation of our continued growth and improvement each year.”
Matthew Edwards, GEMCORE’s CEO
“To solve the problem of patient access to medical supplies, my parents, Ed and Toni Edwards, created a mail-order company out of their basement in 1992,” GEMCORE CEO Matt Edwards explained. “30 years later, we’re still in the mail-order business with a patient-first emphasis, and we’ve expanded well beyond and now have multiple business units. We can pack and ship everything from diabetes equipment, supplies, and medications directly to patients; we provide third-party logistics and wholesale medical supplies; and we have an entire business unit dedicated to counseling and educating patients on how to improve their health while living with chronic conditions.”
Devotion to the patient doesn’t diminish the importance of employees, according to Edwards. In the past few years, GEMCORE has been recognized for its dedication to its employees, customers, and industry partners through many awards, including the Weatherhead 100 Centurion Award, Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company, and Top Workplace from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. These awards only tell part of the story.
“We are proud of our growth, of course, but it’s not about commercial success, it’s about improving the health of every person we touch,” Edwards said. “We are incredibly grateful to our 375 employees who made our mission theirs and who ultimately made us what we are today. Without their hard work, passion, and relentless drive, we never would have made it 30 years and counting!”
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About GEMCORE:
GEMCORE, a family of privately held companies, is an industry leader of diabetes management solutions, mail-order diabetes supplies, wholesale medical supplies, medications, specialty third-party logistics as well as health coaching and disease management. Combined, these value-driven solutions reduce healthcare costs and drive efficiencies for clients while helping to improve patients’ lives. Headquartered in Hudson, Ohio, GEMCORE’s company portfolio includes Edwards Health Care Services, GEMCO Medical, GemCare Wellness, and GEM Edwards Pharmacy. For more information, visit www.gemcorehealth.com.
GEMCORE, a Family of Companies, Named a Cleveland Plain Dealer Top Workplace for Second Consecutive Year
Hudson, OHIO – January 24, 2022 – GEMCORE™, a family of companies, starts its year-long celebration to recognize 30 years in business. Throughout 2022, GEMCORE will share details on its rich history and recognize its team of dedicated employees through events and activities.
From humble beginnings in a family home to a 130,000-square foot headquarters and seven branch locations, GEMCORE is now an industry leader in diabetes management solutions, providing supplies, medications, and health coaching to patients nationwide.
“To solve the problem of patient access to medical supplies, my parents, Ed and Toni Edwards, created a mail-order company out of their basement in 1992,” GEMCORE CEO Matt Edwards explained. “30 years later, we’re still in the mail-order business with a patient-first emphasis, and we’ve expanded well beyond and now have multiple business units. We can pack and ship everything from diabetes equipment, supplies, and medications directly to patients; we provide third-party logistics and wholesale medical supplies; and we have an entire business unit dedicated to counseling and educating patients on how to improve their health while living with chronic conditions.”
Devotion to the patient doesn’t diminish the importance of employees, according to Edwards. In the past few years, GEMCORE has been recognized for its dedication to its employees, customers, and industry partners through many awards, including the Weatherhead 100 Centurion Award, Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company, and Top Workplace from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. These awards only tell part of the story.
“We are proud of our growth, of course, but it’s not about commercial success, it’s about improving the health of every person we touch,” Edwards said. “We are incredibly grateful to our 375 employees who made our mission theirs and who ultimately made us what we are today. Without their hard work, passion, and relentless drive, we never would have made it 30 years and counting!”
Administered by a third-party platform, the survey measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization: including alignment, execution, and connection, to name a few. The Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces list continues to reflect companies in the region that cultivate a connection with their workforce. This year’s Workplaces list ranks about 175 companies, nonprofits, schools, and other employers. These organizations share a commitment to providing support and an environment that makes employees feel valued and respected.
GEMCORE, a family of privately held companies, is an industry leader of diabetes management solutions, mail-order diabetes supplies, wholesale medical supplies, medications, specialty third-party logistics as well as health coaching and disease management. Combined, these value-driven solutions reduce healthcare costs and drive efficiencies for clients while helping to improve patients’ lives. Headquartered in Hudson, Ohio, GEMCORE’s company portfolio includes Edwards Health Care Services, GEMCO Medical, GemCare Wellness, and GEM Edwards Pharmacy. For more information, visit www.gemcorehealth.com.
Increased Demand from Diabetes Patients for CGM Technology Provides Unique GrowthOpportunity for VGM Members
Hudson, OHIO – April 15, 2021: GEMCO Medical, announced today it has entered into a vendor agreement with VGM & Associates to provide VGM members with wholesale medical supplies, including insulin pumps, diabetes testing supplies, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices, advanced wound care, respiratory, oxygen and CPAP supplies, and more. Since 1992, GEMCO Medical has been a leading NABP-accredited medical supply wholesaler and third-party logistics provider of diabetes supplies and other home health products. GEMCO Medical is a direct supplier partner with top diabetes and CGM manufacturers in the United States — including Abbott, Dexcom, Insulet Corporation, Medtronic, and Tandem Diabetes Care.
In the United States, 34.2 million people—10.5% of the population—live with diabetes, and an additional 88 million adults have prediabetes.1 GEMCO Medical has seen a steady increase in its CGM business as more Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes patients are prescribed the technology to help manage their diabetes better.
VGM will partner with GEMCO Medical’s team of experts to provide webinars and education on the latest products, including insulin delivery and blood glucose monitoring therapies, billing and reimbursement guidelines, and valuable industry insight to help VGM members navigate the diabetes care field. In addition, as a fully licensed and NABP-accredited fulfillment center, GEMCO Medical offers a drop-ship direct-to-patient program that VGM members can take advantage of to streamline their operations even more.
“We’re excited to connect with the VGM community and provide meaningful education and best-in-class products and service to help them succeed, especially as the diabetes market continues to grow and evolve,” said Richard Keirn, Vice President and General Manager of GEMCO Medical.”
“Heather Trumm, Director of Wound Care at VGM & Associates, added, “We are thrilled to partner with GEMCO Medical and assist our members in being more successful in the diabetic and wound care markets. Most home medical equipment providers care for patients with multiple health problems, so it’s a natural fit to incorporate both diabetes supplies and wound care into their mix.”
Hudson, OHIO – April 1, 2021: GEMCO Medical, a leading NABP-accredited medical supply wholesaler and third-party logistics provider of innovative diabetes supplies and other medical products, announced today it has entered into an agreement with AG Industries (AGI), Filtration Group, to be the exclusive master distributor of the company’s respiratory portfolio for the Eastern region of the United States.
Under the terms of the agreement, GEMCO Medical will employ its sales, marketing, and e-commerce expertise to promote and distribute AGI respiratory products and service AGI’s East Coast customer base beginning today. The distribution agreement includes all geographies east of Mississippi for the United States. AGI will continue to service the Western region via its own channels.
With AGI’s manufacturing base in California and Mexico and the spread of COVID-19, the company has seen an unprecedented demand for its products nationwide. By partnering with GEMCO Medical, AGI will stock their entire product portfolio at GEMCO Medical’s Midwest distribution hub, allowing service levels and shipping times to the Eastern region of the U.S. to improve significantly. Additionally, AGI customers will have immediate access to a broader range of products offered by GEMCO Medical and additional programs such as private label, drop-ship, and third-party fulfillment services.
“AGI is a great manufacturing partner of ours. We look forward to building deep relationships with their customers and making the account transition as seamless as possible,” said Matthew Edwards, GEMCORE’s CEO, parent company to GEMCO Medical. “Through the support of our dedicated sales efforts, competitive pricing, extensive industry knowledge, and faster delivery times, we are committed to meeting and exceeding the level of service that customers have grown to expect from AGI.”
John Smits, President of AG Industries Filtration Group, added, “AGI is excited to add GEMCO Medical as a critical part of our North American channel strategy. GEMCO Medical has the scale, infrastructure, reputation, clinical expertise, and a complementary product portfolio that will bolster sales and expand support for our customers.”
Top 5 Benefits of using a 3PL for Durable Medical Equipment Supply Chain Management
Healthcare logistics continues to grow more challenging and can become complex for companies trying to manage fulfilling orders themselves. If you’re struggling to keep up with fulfillment, it’s time to consider how you could benefit from a Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider.
Depending on your specific needs and company goals, 3PL providers offer a variety of benefits, including:
COST SAVINGS: Partnering with an experienced 3PL provider you take advantage of their exclusive logistics relationships offering greater volume discounts and minimizing overhead costs. You can also save on additional warehouse space, staffing, and technology investments.
SCALABILITY: Depending upon what your needs are, 3PL providers offer many different solutions that are often customizable and scalable to meet your exact needs. They also have the flexibility to adjust with growth throughout the year.
GROWTH: Outsourcing logistics will give your company more time to focus on its core while continuing to have timely deliveries and greater brand reliability.
EXPERTISE: Managing a supply chain requires expertise throughout to deliver optimal results. It is a very dynamic function and requires a vast understanding of business strategy, planning, inventory management and more. 3PL providers have expertise in all of these functions and more.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: As with any business, ensuring the happiness of your customers, throughout their journey, is crucial to success. By partnering with a 3PL provider, manufacturers can ensure the happiness of their customers by offering faster delivery times and more accurate order fulfillment.
Choosing An Experienced 3PL Provider
When it comes to healthcare supply chain needs, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. As a fully licensed and NABP-accredited fulfillment center, GEMCO Medical can customize a solution to meet your unique needs that will lower your inventory costs and streamline supply chain efficiencies.
If you’re looking for an experienced, dependable 3PL provider to handle all of your supply chain needs, contact GEMCO Medical for more information. Partner with GEMCO Medical and leave logistics to us!
“Our customers are my main focus. They drive me to learn and improve every day.”
Bill Baker
Bill Baker has over 41 years in the Home Health Industry, DME Manufacturing, and HME distribution. Bill is a Vice President of Key Accounts and has been with GEMCO Medical for 12 years. He is responsible for our east coast, west coast, and Pacific territories.
Bill is a two-time award winner with 15 National Honors recognitions. He contributes his success to his customers. “Our customers are my main focus. They drive me to learn and improve every day”, said Bill.
Top 5 Benefits of using a 3PL for Durable Medical Equipment Supply Chain Management
Healthcare logistics continues to grow more challenging and can become complex for companies trying to manage fulfilling orders themselves. If you’re struggling to keep up with fulfillment, it’s time to consider how you could benefit from a Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider.
Depending on your specific needs and company goals, 3PL providers offer a variety of benefits, including:
COST SAVINGS: Partnering with an experienced 3PL provider you take advantage of their exclusive logistics relationships offering greater volume discounts and minimizing overhead costs. You can also save on additional warehouse space, staffing, and technology investments.
SCALABILITY: Depending upon what your needs are, 3PL providers offer many different solutions that are often customizable and scalable to meet your exact needs. They also have the flexibility to adjust with growth throughout the year.
GROWTH: Outsourcing logistics will give your company more time to focus on its core while continuing to have timely deliveries and greater brand reliability.
EXPERTISE: Managing a supply chain requires expertise throughout to deliver optimal results. It is a very dynamic function and requires a vast understanding of business strategy, planning, inventory management and more. 3PL providers have expertise in all of these functions and more.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: As with any business, ensuring the happiness of your customers, throughout their journey, is crucial to success. By partnering with a 3PL provider, manufacturers can ensure the happiness of their customers by offering faster delivery times and more accurate order fulfillment.
Choosing An Experienced 3PL Provider
When it comes to healthcare supply chain needs, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. As a fully licensed and NABP-accredited fulfillment center, GEMCO Medical can customize a solution to meet your unique needs that will lower your inventory costs and streamline supply chain efficiencies.
If you’re looking for an experienced, dependable 3PL provider to handle all of your supply chain needs, contact GEMCO Medical for more information. Partner with GEMCO Medical and leave logistics to us!
GEMCORE, a Family of Companies, Named a Cleveland Plain Dealer Top Workplace for Second Consecutive Year
Hudson, OHIO – January 24, 2022 – GEMCORE™, a family of companies, starts its year-long celebration to recognize 30 years in business. Throughout 2022, GEMCORE will share details on its rich history and recognize its team of dedicated employees through events and activities.
From humble beginnings in a family home to a 130,000-square foot headquarters and seven branch locations, GEMCORE is now an industry leader in diabetes management solutions, providing supplies, medications, and health coaching to patients nationwide.
“To solve the problem of patient access to medical supplies, my parents, Ed and Toni Edwards, created a mail-order company out of their basement in 1992,” GEMCORE CEO Matt Edwards explained. “30 years later, we’re still in the mail-order business with a patient-first emphasis, and we’ve expanded well beyond and now have multiple business units. We can pack and ship everything from diabetes equipment, supplies, and medications directly to patients; we provide third-party logistics and wholesale medical supplies; and we have an entire business unit dedicated to counseling and educating patients on how to improve their health while living with chronic conditions.”
Devotion to the patient doesn’t diminish the importance of employees, according to Edwards. In the past few years, GEMCORE has been recognized for its dedication to its employees, customers, and industry partners through many awards, including the Weatherhead 100 Centurion Award, Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company, and Top Workplace from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. These awards only tell part of the story.
“We are proud of our growth, of course, but it’s not about commercial success, it’s about improving the health of every person we touch,” Edwards said. “We are incredibly grateful to our 375 employees who made our mission theirs and who ultimately made us what we are today. Without their hard work, passion, and relentless drive, we never would have made it 30 years and counting!”
“We’re delighted to be recognized again by Inc. Magazine for a second consecutive year,” said Matthew Edwards, CEO of GEMCORE. “And we’re immensely proud of our team, which has been the foundation of our continued growth and improvement each year.”
Matthew Edwards, GEMCORE’s CEO
About GEMCORE:
GEMCORE, a family of privately held companies, is an industry leader of diabetes management solutions, mail-order diabetes supplies, wholesale medical supplies, medications, specialty third-party logistics as well as health coaching and disease management. Combined, these value-driven solutions reduce healthcare costs and drive efficiencies for clients while helping to improve patients’ lives. Headquartered in Hudson, Ohio, GEMCORE’s company portfolio includes Edwards Health Care Services, GEMCO Medical, GemCare Wellness, and GEM Edwards Pharmacy. For more information, visit www.gemcorehealth.com.
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