Owens & Minor Named Diversity Advocate of the Year by Novation

Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE:OMI), a FORTUNE 500 company and a leading national distributor of medical and surgical supplies and a healthcare supply-chain management company, was honored as the 2011 Diversity Advocate of the Year by Novation, the supply contracting company for the members and affiliates of VHA Inc., UHC and Provista. The award was given to Owens & Minor in recognition of the superior service provided to the health care organization members of VHA, UHC and Provista in the area of advocating for supplier diversity.

“As a long-term strategic partner with Novation on diversity initiatives, Owens & Minor has provided exceptional support to Novation’s diversity suppliers and has done a superior job in bringing a variety of additional diversity suppliers to the table,” said Lamont Robinson, senior director, supplier diversity for Novation. “In awarding Owens & Minor the Novation Diversity Advocate of the Year Award for 2011, Novation recognizes Owens & Minor’s high level of commitment to the business imperative of supplier diversity.”

The Diversity Advocate of the Year honor, awarded for the first time this year, was given to Owens & Minor in recognition of the company’s commitment to Novation’s supplier diversity program. Other criteria for the supplier award included: value delivered to members, high-quality member support and service, and supportive participation of Novation’s strategic initiatives designed to meet member needs.

“At Owens & Minor, we have long maintained a commitment to fostering diversity, a practice which is ingrained in our culture and part of our daily focus, as we serve the supply chain needs of the healthcare industry,” said Craig R. Smith, president & chief executive officer of Owens & Minor. “We are very pleased when our business partners and our customers recognize Owens & Minor’s long-standing efforts to improve the healthcare market. This recognition of our success in supporting supplier diversity is an honor for all of us at Owens & Minor.”

Novation, the health care industry’s leading supply contracting company for the members and affiliates of VHA Inc, UHC and Provista, recognized 25 suppliers at its annual Supplier Summit in February 2012. These awards were given in recognition of the winners’ superior service provided to the healthcare organization members Novation serves.

About Novation, Winner of the Ethics Inside® Certification

Founded in 1998, Novation is the leading health care supply contracting company for the more than 65,000 members of VHA Inc. and UHC, two national health care alliances, and Provista, LLC. Novation provides alliance members sourcing services, as well as information and data services. Based in Irving, Texas, Novation develops and manages competitive contracts with more than 600 suppliers. VHA, UHC and Provista members used Novation contracts to purchase more than $40 billion in 2011. Novation recently earned the coveted Ethics Inside® Certification from the Ethisphere Institute, a leading international think tank dedicated to the research and promotion of best practices in corporate ethics and compliance, and is the only health care GPO to earn this distinction.

Owens & Minor, Inc., (NYSE: OMI) a FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a leading national distributor of name-brand medical and surgical supplies and a healthcare supply-chain management company. Owens & Minor is also a member of the Russell 2000® Index, which measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, as well as the S&P MidCap 400, which includes companies with a market capitalization of $1 billion to $4.4 billion that meet certain financial standards. With a diverse product and service offering and distribution centers throughout the United States, the company serves hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, alternate site locations, group purchasing organizations, healthcare suppliers, and the federal government. Owens & Minor provides technology and consulting programs that improve inventory management and streamline logistics across the entire medical supply chain, from origin of product to patient bedside. For news releases, or for more information about Owens & Minor, visit the company website at www.owens-minor.com.

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