“Thank you, President Biden” - Owens & Minor Welcomes President Biden Strategy on COVID Response
January 21 2021 - 5:27PM
Business Wire
Today, Edward Pesicka, President and CEO of Owens & Minor, a
leading manufacturer of HALYARD* branded Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE), welcomed the announcement from President Biden of
the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic
Preparedness.
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“Thank you, President Biden,” said Pesicka. “When Americans mask
up during this crucial phase in the pandemic, we want them to reach
for a Made in America mask and other PPE whenever possible. Our
15,000 teammates have been working continuously throughout the
pandemic to answer the call of our country. We welcome President
Biden’s thoughtful and comprehensive approach to combating this
pandemic and we look forward to working with the
administration.”
As one of the world’s largest vertically integrated
manufacturers of a full range of healthcare PPE, and a leading
distributor of medical supplies, Owens & Minor delivered more
than 12 billion PPE units in the United States in 2020. Owens &
Minor owns and operates an Americas-based manufacturing footprint –
manufacturing our own raw materials in North Carolina and
converting that raw material into N95 respirators, isolation gowns,
surgical gowns, ear loop masks and other PPE in its own plants in
Texas, Mexico and Honduras. Owens & Minor is also one of the
very few U.S. companies to manufacture nitrile gloves at large
scale within its own factory in Southeast Asia. “We offer our
large-scale manufacturing expertise to the administration,” added
Pesicka.
In 2020, Owens & Minor made significant investments in
capital, operational efficiency, rate of operation, and expanded
its workforce to ramp up production and delivery of PPE. These
investments were supplemented by a Technology Investment Agreement
(TIA) from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
As a result of these combined efforts, Owens & Minor
achieved:
- More than 1000% increase in N95 respirator production at three
Americas locations
- Nearly 100% increase in surgical and procedure mask
production
- More than 600% increase in face shields production
- A 300% increase in isolation gown production
Owens & Minor was also selected as one of five companies to
work with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to
produce approximately 600 million N95 respirator masks for the U.S.
market.
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About Owens & Minor
Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE: OMI) is a global healthcare
solutions company that incorporates product manufacturing,
distribution support and innovative technology services to deliver
significant and sustained value across the breadth of the industry
– from acute care to patients in their home. Aligned to its Mission
of Empowering Our Customers to Advance HealthcareTM, more than
15,000 global teammates serve over 4,000 healthcare industry
customers. A vertically-integrated, predominantly Americas-based
footprint enables Owens & Minor to reliably supply its
self-manufactured surgical and PPE products. This seamless value
chain integrates with a portfolio of products representing 1,200
branded suppliers. Operating continuously since 1882 from its
headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, Owens & Minor has grown
into a FORTUNE 500 company with operations located across North
America, Asia, Europe and Latin America. For more information about
Owens & Minor, visit owens-minor.com, follow @Owens_Minor on
Twitter and connect on LinkedIn at
www.linkedin.com/company/owens-&-minor.
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