August 18, 2021 – Medline announced that its newest distribution facility in Katy, Texas opened for business this month and is fully operational. The cutting-edge facility serves hospitals, physician offices, assisted living facilities, ambulatory surgery centers and all other healthcare providers throughout Texas and Louisiana.
The following are four things to know about the state-of-the-art facility.
New jobs
With the local expansion, Medline says it will add 100 new jobs to its existing 375-member team to support healthcare in the Houston region.
1.2 million square feet of space
The $100 million medical-grade distribution center is a 1.2 million square-foot facility from which tens of thousands of individual products and devices will be shipped to healthcare providers across the continuum of care.
High-tech
The new facility utilizes the latest technology, including:
- An advanced robotic picking system
- Hands-free voice picking systems
- Full redundancy backup for power, communications, etc.
Innovative partnerships
In a news release, Medline says the Katy Distribution Center is spurring innovative partnerships with customers. For example, Houston Methodist is utilizing space to handle central receiving, case picking and inventory processing to increase efficiency, save money and enhance patient experience.
Medline says the Katy Distribution Center is part of a $500 million investment in 2021 and follows on the heels of Medline’s $1.5 billion Healthcare Resilience Initiative campaign the past three years.