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medline inc wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 lawsuits toggle lawsuits subsection 2 1 false claims act 2 2 ethylene oxide 2 3 labor relations 3 references 4 external links toggle the table of contents medline inc 3 languages deutsch español 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from medline industries american healthcare company medline inc formerly medline industries lp type public traded as nasdaq mdln class a russell 1000 component industry healthcare founded 1966 60 years ago 1966 founders jon mills jim mills headquarters northfield illinois u s key people charlie mills chair jim boyle ceo products medical and surgical supplies revenue us 28 4 billion 2025 1 operating income us 2 21 billion 2025 1 net income us 1 16 billion 2025 1 total assets us 38 5 billion 2025 1 total equity us 19 3 billion 2025 1 number of employees 45 000 2025 1 website www medline com medline inc is an american public healthcare company headquartered in northfield illinois in june 2021 it was acquired by a consortium of private equity firms blackstone carlyle and hellman friedman valuing the company at us 34 billion in one of the largest leveraged buyouts of all time 2 3 it was the nation s largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies providing products education clinical programs and services across the continuum of care with operations in over 125 countries and territories 4 in 2022 medline had sales of 21 2 billion 5 medline was ranked at 15 on the forbes 2022 list of largest privately held companies in america and employs over 35 000 people 4 6 history edit in 1910 a l mills established the northwestern garment factory making aprons for stock yards 7 in 1912 he established mills hospital supplies inc making surgical gowns and nurses uniforms for hospitals 7 in the 1920s his son irving took over the business and began distributing general medical supplies in addition to the garments 7 in 1961 irving sold the company to cenco in 1966 a l s grandsons jim and jon mills left cenco and founded medline with approximately 12 000 square feet of warehouse space and one loading dock in evanston illinois 7 in 1968 medline opened its first textile manufacturing facility in covington indiana in 1972 medline opened its first non textile manufacturing division dynacor with the purchase of an injection molding company in 1995 medline opened its first facility for assembling sterile procedure trays spts in waukegan illinois 7 in 1996 medline entered the distribution business in 2001 medline started manufacturing private label wound care products for cvs walgreens target dollar general and family dollar in april 2007 medline acquired the curad brand of first aid products from beiersdorf entering the retail market 8 9 10 the curad brand includes products such as bandages surgical tape and liquid bandage 11 in 2009 medline launched generation pink exam gloves to help raise breast cancer awareness and turned the original pink glove dance video into a viral breast cancer awareness campaign reaching 14 million people in 2011 medline introduced biomask the first ever fda cleared antiviral medical facemask shown to inactivate flu viruses as of 2016 medline offers over 550 000 medical products and clinical solutions to hospitals extended care facilities surgery centers physician offices home care agencies and providers and retailers it has over 35 000 employees in over 125 countries and territories such as the usa canada mexico 12 spain germany the united kingdom france italy japan australia and new zealand and include clinicians researchers engineers financial experts and 2 000 direct sales representatives 13 medline operates over 50 distribution centers across north america 2 in october 2023 jim boyle became medline ceo 14 in december 2025 medline completed an initial public offering listing on nasdaq at 29 per share raising more than 6 26 billion and valuing the company at over 37 billion 15 16 on june 11 2026 a fire destroyed a medline distribution center in tracy california 17 the incident was reported to be one of the largest warehouse fires in the history of the united states and the building was deemed a total loss 18 19 the cause of the fire remains under investigation 20 lawsuits edit false claims act edit in october 2007 former employee sean mason filed a qui tam suit on behalf of the united states against medline alleging violations of the false claims act and the illinois whistleblower reward and protection act 21 the complaint alleged that medline provided bribes and kickbacks to healthcare providers designated certain customers as tracking customers in federal procurement contracts while offering them lower prices than those offered to the federal government and overbilled the federal government s mail order pharmacy program the complaint remained under seal while the u s government and the state of illinois considered whether to intervene both declined in 2011 medline settled the case for 85 million with mason receiving 23 4 million 22 ethylene oxide edit ethylene oxide eto is used to sterilize medical equipment and is classified as a known carcinogen 23 in 2017 medline released 2 863 pounds of eto 24 medline later received a permit from the illinois environmental protection agency to construct controls intended to reduce eto emissions to below 150 pounds per year 25 in 2019 four lake county residents filed a lawsuit against medline alleging that emissions of eto from the company s facility caused their cancers and that the company failed to take adequate steps to reduce emissions 26 additional plaintiffs later filed lawsuits alleging harms including cancer birth defects and miscarriages in 2022 an appeals court ruled that a chicago insurer was not required to cover medline in litigation over eto emissions because the insurance policy began in 2008 after the alleged emissions had begun in 1994 27 in 2023 medline filed suit against its insurers national union fire and marine insurance company and national union fire insurance company of pittsburgh while seeking to settle the eto litigation medline alleged that the insurers had refused to honor indemnity obligations related to the lawsuits 28 29 as of early 2025 the litigation remained pending labor relations edit over several decades charges have been filed against medline with the national labor relations board 30 in september 2015 medline terminated a warehouse operator at its shepherdsville kentucky distribution facility the employee alleged that the termination was related to protected labor organizing activities medline later settled the case for 15 000 with the employee agreeing not to return to work 31 32 references edit 1 2 3 4 5 6 2025 annual report form 10 k u s securities and exchange commission february 25 2026 1 2 gottfried cara lombardo and miriam 2021 06 05 wsj news exclusive private equity group reaches deal to buy medline for over 30 billion the wall street journal issn 0099 9660 retrieved 2022 04 02 quick take medline set to join ranks of all time largest leveraged financings s p global archived from the original on 2024 09 22 retrieved 2026 06 06 1 2 medline industries on the forbes america s best employers list forbes retrieved 2026 06 06 about medline medline newsroom retrieved 2022 04 02 blackstone carlyle and hellman friedman to invest in medline blackstone retrieved 2026 06 06 1 2 3 4 5 our history medline retrieved 2026 06 06 medline acquires first aid brand curad advance healthcare network for nurses archived from the original on 2008 10 11 retrieved 2026 06 06 about us curad bandages retrieved 10 april 2023 beiersdorf annual report 2007 results of operations beiersdorf retrieved 2009 07 06 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link super market merchandising super market publishing company 1953 amplía medline planta en oradel el mañana retrieved 2026 06 06 our company medline august 3 2016 retrieved 2026 06 06 medline announces leadership transition naming new ceo and president coo medline newsroom 2023 06 28 retrieved 2023 07 03 constantino annika kim 2025 12 17 medical supply firm medline jumps more than 40 in debut after biggest ipo of 2025 cnbc retrieved 2025 12 23 medline announces pricing of upsized initial public offering medline newsroom retrieved 2025 12 17 martinez jeremiah 2026 06 18 what we know about the medline warehouse fire in tracy kcra retrieved 2026 06 18 garcia karen 2026 06 12 massive california warehouse fire could have ripple effect outside the state official says los angeles times retrieved 2026 06 18 munce aidin vaziri aldo toledo lucy hodgman megan fan 2026 06 11 massive tracy fire one of largest warehouse blazes in the u s officials say san francisco chronicle retrieved 2026 06 18 cite web cs1 maint multiple names authors list link martinez jeremiah 2026 06 18 what we know about the medline warehouse fire in tracy kcra retrieved 2026 06 18 sean mason et al v medline industries inc et al no 1 2007cv05615 document 120 n d ill 2010 february 18 2010 retrieved 2026 06 06 update 1 medline settles kickback case for 85 mln reuters archived from the original on 2011 08 21 retrieved 2026 06 06 ethylene oxide cancer causing substances national cancer institute 2015 03 20 retrieved 2026 06 06 medline vantage ethylene oxide emissions caused cancer lawsuits claim medtech dive retrieved 2026 06 06 ethylene oxide emissions frequent questions united states environmental protection agency 2019 02 20 retrieved 2025 03 21 coleman emily k 2019 08 30 4 lake county residents sue medline vantage over ethylene oxide emissions attorney says many more lawsuits are coming chicago tribune retrieved 2026 06 06 churney dan appeals panel no obligation for insurer to cover medline vs ethylene oxide lawsuits emissions began before policy cook county record archived from the original on 2025 05 10 retrieved 2026 06 06 bilyk jonathan medline nearing deal to settle eto lawsuits but accuses insurers of standing in the way cook county record retrieved 2025 03 21 medline complaint against national fire and marine insurance and national union insurance company of pittsburgh pdf retrieved 21 march 2025 search results national labor relations board retrieved november 5 2016 nlrb 160614 national labor relations board retrieved november 5 2016 nlrb 166472 national labor relations board retrieved november 5 2016 external links edit official website business data for medline inc class a google sec filings yahoo retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title medline_inc oldid 1364538686 categories companies based in cook county illinois northfield illinois health care companies based in illinois health care companies established in 1966 1966 establishments in illinois privately held companies based in illinois companies listed on the nasdaq 2025 initial public offerings 2021 mergers and acquisitions hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata pages with non numeric formatnum arguments cs1 maint deprecated archival service cs1 maint multiple names authors list this page was last edited on 17 july 2026 at 03 21 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under 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