Crystal Lake, Ill.-based Centegra Health System selected Mundelein, Ill.-based Medline Industries to serve as its preferred distribution partner for the next three years, according to a news release.
Medline will provide its products directly to Centegra Health's facilities.
The partnership is expected to cut the health system's supply chain costs by about $1 million through distribution efficiencies, product standardization and utilization solutions, according to the report.
The deal is expected to be worth $30 million in total, according to the release.
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