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		<title><![CDATA[Medline Signs Prime Vendor Agreement With Prime Healthcare Services]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Healthcare Services, an acute care hospital management company based in Southern California, and Medline Industries, Inc. have signed a major cost management agreement in which Medline will serve as the group's prime vendor.  Prime Healthcare owns and operates 13 acute care hospitals in Southern California located in San...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Medline Awarded $1.8 Million Premier Wound Care Products Contract for Catholic Healthcare West]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medline Industries, Inc. , the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, today announced a three-year agreement with Premier, Inc. to provide  advanced wound care products  to the Catholic Healthcare West CHW system.  Under the new agreement Medline will be CHW's major provider of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sterile O.R. clipper]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]  With medical evidence indicating that shaving a surgical incision site increases the risk of postoperative infection, Medline announced the first single-use disposable MediClip Sterile O.R. Clipper to assist hospitals in becoming 100% razor free. The new sterile surgical clipper has an ergonomic handle designed to be held...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Data Demonstrates Maxorb(R) Extra Ag Capable of Sustaining Antimicrobial Activity for Up to 21 Days]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medline Industries, Inc. , the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA has granted 510k clearance supporting the claim that   Maxorb® Extra Ag  is capable of sustained antimicrobial activity for up to 21 days.(1)...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Surgical Pack Changes Made 60% Faster Using Med-Pack Online Supply Management System Versus Traditional Methods]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surgical procedure pack safety analysis and component changes that used to take surgical services managers hours or even days to do can now be completed in minutes using Med-Pack, an online pack management system from Medline Industries, Inc.  The interactive program gives users the ability to identify various components...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dimensions Healthcare System Reduces Supply Costs With New Prime Vendor Agreement With Medline]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the economic climate puts more pressure on hospitals to reduce costs, Medline Industries, Inc., the largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products in the country, announced today the signing of a cost management prime vendor agreement with Maryland-based Dimensions Healthcare System. The three-year agreement, which is anticipated...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Medline Awarded $5 Million Office and Medical Products Contract for Community Health Systems]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medline Industries, Inc. , the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, today announced a three-year medical and office supplies purchasing agreement with Community Health Systems CHS Homecare. The new contract is expected to generate $5 million in sales for Medline, while CHS is in line to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The right glove for the right job at the right price: keeping gloves on hand]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]  Hospitals may be breathing a small, albeit possibly temporary, sigh of relief as cost increases for medical gloves seem to have slowed.  "After a very volatile year in 2008, the market has already begun to stabilize," commented Poyee Tai, executive vice president, Tronex Industries. "In October...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venom PF black nitrile exam gloves]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]  Medline's VENOM black nitrile exam gloves are powder-free and feature textured finger tips for enhanced tactile sensitivity and superior grip. These latex-free gloves offer lightweight strength and excellent donning characteristics.  Medline Industries Inc.  Visit www.ksrleads.com-?902hp-075]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Medline Launches Physician Education Program on Pressure Ulcer Prevention to Help Hospitals Comply With New CMS Reimbursement Policy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to help hospitals comply with the recently enacted Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System IPPS rule, Medline Industries, Inc. today introduced a new educational CD to instruct physicians on assessing and documenting pressure ulcers.  The MD Education CD, which is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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