Supply chain solutions provider Medline has entered a prime vendor agreement with Santiam Hospital and Clinics, an independent acute-care hospital in Oregon, US.

This multi-year collaboration will see Medline delivering distribution services to support Santiam Hospital's annual patient base of more than 40,000 in its 11 clinics.

The agreement, which also encompasses the hospital’s satellite clinics comprising over 500 employees, including 60 medical staff, underscores Medline's focus on customer service and supply chain reliability.

Medline acute care division director Ryan Dickson said: “We are thrilled to finalise the prime vendor agreement, marking a new chapter of collaboration.

“This is a testament to our Medline team and our ability to partner with our customers to help solve their most complex supply chain and standardisation problems, delivering when they need us most. We look forward to what the future holds with this exciting new agreement.”

The partnership between Medline and Santiam Hospital will focus on the standardisation of sterile procedure trays (SPTs) to enhance patient outcomes and lessen care costs.

Located in Portland, Medline's distribution centre will be responsible for supplying the necessary products to Santiam Hospital's locations.

Earlier in the month, the supply chain solutions provider secured a prime vendor agreement with the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center for medical-surgical product supply.

The partnership also includes supply chain optimisation solutions to more than 100 facilities within the health system.

In October 2024, Medline signed a similar agreement with Kaweah Health in California, which resulted in maintained patient care and cost savings for the community hospital.