CME Corp and MHA Ink Two-Year Deal to Provide Equipment to Alternate Site Healthcare Organizations

WARWICK, R.I. - March 16, 2021 - PRLog -- CME Corp, the largest, equipment-only healthcare equipment distributor in the United States, today announced a contract with Florham Park, New Jersey-based Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA), the country's largest alternate site group purchasing organization (GPO) for the healthcare market.

The two-year contract with MHA provides equipment solutions and services for members that include long-term care pharmacies, specialty pharmacies, home medical equipment providers, and assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.

The contract, which began Feb. 10, provides MHA members with distribution from CME's industry-leading catalog of equipment, with more than 2 million products from over 2,000 manufacturers. In addition, CME gives customers its unique "white glove" services delivered direct-to-site, fulfilling needs from start to finish, including receiving, inspecting, warehousing, assembling and installing. The contract also includes biomedical and technical services such as routine equipment maintenance and repairs.

"The agreement now gives MHA instant access to CME's unrivaled capacity to enable cost and efficiency effectiveness for medical equipment and reliable delivery throughout the United States," said K.C. Meleski, CME vice president of sales. "Especially during the pandemic, when every moment and every dollar saved counts, we're gratified that MHA will be able to access our best-in-class products and services.

"After tripling in size over the last five years, CME Corp is poised to surge again right when our partners and clients need us most," added Meleski. "MHA and its member companies, who value being part of the nation's biggest alternate site healthcare GPO, will benefit from our unparalleled resources."

About CME Corp

CME Corp is the nation's premier source for healthcare equipment, turnkey logistics, and biomedical services, representing 2 million + products from more than 2,000 manufacturers. With 35+ service centers, our mission is to help healthcare facilities nationwide reduce the total cost of equipment they purchase, make their equipment specification, delivery, installation, maintenance and disposition processes more efficient, and help them seamlessly launch, renovate, and expand on schedule.

About Managed Health Care Associates, Inc

Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA) is the country's largest alternate site healthcare group purchasing organization and leading healthcare services and software company whose members include long-term care pharmacies, infusion pharmacies, specialty pharmacies, home medical equipment providers, and assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.