MMS Expands Hospice Business to Northeast

NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK November 5, 2007. MMS - A Medical Supply Company announced that the products and services that they have been supplying to the hospice market in other parts of the U.S. will now be available to hospices in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.  Since 1978, MMS has been providing products and expertise to Patients and Providers dedicated to end of life care.   

MMS's East Division, headquartered in New Rochelle, New York was acquired by MMS in 2006.  Since then, the Company has been identifying and implementing business synergies and leveraging market expertise.  "Servicing the Hospice Providers in our area is a natural extension of our capabilities", states Gina Marchese, Vice President, General Manager of MMS's East Division.  "Not only do we have the products and infrastructure to support hospices, by expanding to this segment we bring additional resources to our current hospital and nursing home Customers who have hospice affiliates.  Hospices, and hospice Patients at home, can now access the reliability of a product source that stocks, locally, more than 10,000 of the items they need and has the ability to get them quickly where they are needed..."

About MMS
Founded in 1970, MMS, formerly Midwest Medical Supply, serves the specialized and diverse needs of the medical community with divisions dedicated to nursing homes, hospitals, physician practices, government facilities, specialty products, home care, hospice, pharmaceuticals as well as industrial business. Since the 2006 acquisition of the New York based hospital and extended care divisions, MMS is the largest independent regional healthcare distributor. MMS is headquartered in St. Louis, and is a Regional Distributor with a National Presence. MMS's East Division is headquartered in New Rochelle, NY. MMS has distribution facilities in Phoenix, AZ; Hartford, CT; Plant City, FL; Tamuning, GU; Broadview, IL; Carmel, IN; Wichita, KS; Baton Rouge, LA; Secaucus, NJ; Houston, TX; and Salt Lake City, UT. For more information visit: www.mmseast.com