

Owens & Minor’s unique value chain offers a predominantly Americas-based manufacturing footprint, which was instrumental in ensuring supply chain resiliency in response to the global pandemic. We appreciate Owens & Minor’s demonstrated commitment to manufacturing critical healthcare products within the Americas, which is an important element of reducing dependency on Asia-based manufacturing.” “Owens & Minor is synonymous with flexibility and reliability, and our teams are eager to work together on broad improvements to manage the complex healthcare supply chain. “As we continue to grow as a health system, it is critical to have the right strategic partner by our side,” said Wright. Justice and Owens & Minor to bring to reality a new healthcare supply center that can support our healthcare and preparedness needs now and long into the future,” added Wright.

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us all that preparedness and resiliency are incredibly important, so this partnership is more than just another business deal, it will have real-world positive benefits for all West Virginians.”Īs part of this long-term medical distribution partnership, WVU Medicine will also leverage Owens & Minor’s broad product offering, which includes its proprietary HALYARD* branded products complemented by a vast portfolio representing more than 1,200 manufacturers.

“Nothing could be better than an American-based FORTUNE 500 company committing to opening up shop and creating jobs right here in West Virginia. “I sincerely thank Owens & Minor for choosing West Virginia and WVU Medicine for this monumental partnership,” said West Virginia Governor Jim Justice. The facility is expected to create more than 100 new jobs within West Virginia when fully operational and will support hospitals throughout the WVU Medicine network. “Throughout the past two years of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Owens & Minor has demonstrated itself to be a forward-thinking supplier that is uniquely capable of providing reliable access to the products that our incredible professionals require to do their work.”Īs part of the newly announced partnership, Owens & Minor and WVU Medicine are working with the state of West Virginia on site selection for a new medical distribution and logistics facility for healthcare products preparedness and supply that will be managed by Owens & Minor. Wright, Jr., President and CEO of the WVU Health System. “We are excited to join with a strategic partner like Owens & Minor to support our efforts to expand access to the best healthcare services available in West Virginia and the region,” said Albert L. (NYSE: OMI), a leading global healthcare solutions company. – The West Virginia University Health System, which operates under the brand name WVU Medicine, today announced a new strategic partnership with Owens & Minor, Inc. The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Maggie Flores and Eric Schiele and associates Keli Huang, Giorgia Nagalli and Marc Holloway, capital markets partners Tim Cruickshank and Jennifer Lee, debt finance partner Thomas Dobleman and associate Lee Discher, antitrust & competition partner Andrea Murino and associate Carolina Velarde, executive compensation partner Stephen Jacobson associate Katherine Nemeth, and healthcare partners Chad Ehrenkranz and Lindsay Borgeson.MORGANTOWN, W.VA. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to close during the first half of 2022. The transaction enables Owens & Minor to better serve the entire patient journey and positions the company as a leader in the home healthcare market. (Nasdaq: APR), a leading provider of integrated home healthcare equipment and related services in the United States, for approximately $1.6 billion. Kirkland & Ellis advised Owens & Minor, Inc., (NYSE: OMI), a global healthcare solutions company, on its acquisition of Apria, Inc.
