Hollister
Hollister Incorporated is an employee-owned US medical-device company (founded 1921) that develops and manufactures ostomy care, continence care, and critical care products, serving chronic-care patients and healthcare systems in 80+ countries via GPO contracts, direct sales, and the Secure Start patient support service.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1921
- HeadquartersLibertyville, United States
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Hollister does
Hollister Incorporated is a privately held, employee-owned medical-device company founded in 1921 in Chicago (now headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois) that develops, manufactures, and markets products across four specialty franchises: ostomy care, continence care, critical care, and a reduced wound care portfolio following the 2018 divestiture of Hydrofera and Endoform. The ostomy franchise centers on CeraPlus ceramide-infused skin barriers and Moderma Flex pouching systems (with the Pouchkins pediatric line and a Secure Start patient support service wrapping the offering); the continence franchise is anchored by VaPro no-touch intermittent catheters plus the women-focused Infyna Chic and Onli catheter products; the critical care franchise provides AnchorFast oral endotracheal tube fasteners for intubated patients. Underlying technology is grounded in materials science (ceramide infusion for peristomal skin health), mechanical catheter design (100% no-touch protection), and clinical evidence generation (the ADVOCATE study supporting CeraPlus cost-of-care claims), rather than software or data platforms.
The company generates revenue primarily through hardware sales of medical devices (ostomy pouching systems, skin barriers, intermittent catheters, endotracheal tube fasteners) complemented by professional services revenue from Secure Start patient support and enterostomal therapy services bundled with GPO contracts. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales, with major US contracts secured through Premier, HealthTrust, Vizient, and Novation's NOVAKIDS, alongside direct-to-consumer e-commerce via hollister.com, international distribution partnerships, and offices/operations spanning 80+ countries and three continents of manufacturing (Ireland/Ballina for continence R&D and production, Lithuania/Kaunas for ostomy/continence expansion, India/Bawal for manufacturing, plus Tokyo, Sydney, London, and Chiasso commercial offices). The employee-ownership model, founded by John Dickinson Schneider and sustained across generations, is a defining structural feature that distinguishes Hollister from publicly traded competitors such as Coloplast and Convatec.
Hollister firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Hollister
- Legal name
- Hollister Incorporated
- Website
- https://hollister.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1921
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- Hollister Incorporated is an employee-owned US medical-device company (founded 1921) that develops and manufactures ostomy care, continence care, and critical care products, serving chronic-care patients and healthcare systems in 80+ countries via GPO contracts, direct sales, and the Secure Start patient support service.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Hollister industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Medical Devices (Ostomy and Continence Care)
- NAICS
- Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423450), Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (339114)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Home-Based Wound Care & Ostomy Nursing (HLADAFAH)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Direct-to-Provider / Clinic Buy-and-Bill Distributors (HLAIAJAM)
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Where Hollister is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Libertyville
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices8 records
Markets served
Hollister business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Medical Device Product Sales: Hollister generates revenue through the sale of medical devices including ostomy products (pouching systems, skin barriers, accessories), continence care products (intermittent catheters), and critical care products (endotracheal tube fasteners). Revenue was reported at €331.9 million with pre-tax profit of €22.2 million.
- Patient Support Services: Hollister Secure Start services provide personalized support for patients using their products, creating customer loyalty and ongoing relationship revenue.
- Enterostomal Therapy Services: Contract agreements with Premier, Inc. to supply ostomy products and enterostomal therapy services for healthcare facilities.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels6 records
Hollister product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Hollister Incorporated develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices for ostomy care (pouching systems, skin barriers), continence care (intermittent catheters), critical care (oral endotracheal tube fasteners), and wound care. The company sells these devices to healthcare facilities through group purchasing organization (GPO) contracts and directly to patients through its website and Secure Start patient support services across more than 80 countries.
Product overview
Hollister Incorporated is a medical device company offering a portfolio of ostomy care, continence care, wound care, and critical care products. The core product lines include the CeraPlus ceramide-infused skin barrier, Moderma Flex drainable pouching system, and Pouchkins pediatric ostomy system for ostomy care; Infyna Chic, Onli, and VaPro catheters for continence care; AnchorFast fluoroscopic feeding tube devices for critical care; plus wound care products and the Secure Start patient support service. These products serve healthcare providers and patients across multiple care settings.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- CeraPlus: Ceramide-infused ostomy products for skin health and security
- Infyna Chic
- Onli
- VaPro
- AnchorFast
- Moderma Flex
- Secure Start
- Pouchkins
Products and services
- CeraPlus Skin Barriers Ceramide-infused ostomy skin barrier designed to maintain peristomal skin health and reduce skin complications for patients with ostomies.
- Moderma Flex Drainable ostomy pouching system with a flex barrier for comfort and security, designed for patients with ostomies.
- Pouchkins Pediatric ostomy pouching system specifically designed for children from preemies to adolescents who have undergone ostomy surgery.
- Infyna Chic Catheter Discreet intermittent catheter designed specifically for women with unique color and design elements, winner of multiple design awards including the Red Dot Design Award.
- Onli Catheter Ready-to-use intermittent catheter product for continence care, designed for ease of use and discretion.
- VaPro Catheters Intermittent catheter providing 100% No Touch Protection, ensuring the catheter itself is not contaminated by user contact during self-catheterization.
- AnchorFast Oral Endotracheal Tube Fastener Oral endotracheal tube fastener for critical care settings, designed to secure oral endotracheal tubes with improved safety features and prevent accidental extubation in intubated patients.
- Secure Start Services Patient support service providing education, resources, lifetime service coordinators, insurance education, and WOC nurse access for ostomy and continence care patients, regardless of product brand used.
Quantifiable outcome
- 14% relative reduction in stoma-related cost of care using CeraPlus skin barriers vs non-ceramide barriers over 12-week period
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Hollister
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Hollister technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Hollister partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Premier, Inc.coreHollister secured multiple contract agreements with Premier, Inc. to supply ostomy products and enterostomal therapy services, effective April 1, 2026, for three years. The contracts aim to standardize purchasing and improve access to Hollister's product portfolio for Premier members.
- Vizient, Inc.coreHollister awarded contract for ostomy products from Vizient, Inc. Vizient also granted Innovative Technology Designations for VaPro No Touch Intermittent Catheter and CeraPlus/Adapt CeraRing products.
- WOCN SocietycoreLong-standing industry partner to the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society. Provides unrestricted educational grants to support the 'Educating Today for Exceptional Outcomes Tomorrow' program. Received WOCN Society President's Award in 2016.
- University of Alabama Adapted AthleticsminorPartnership to provide funding to help current and/or prospective adapted athletes pursue their academic and athletic goals. Includes $100,000 commitment over five years.
- San Diego State University Adapted Athletics Programminor$100,000 commitment over five years to support adapted athletics program
- Wheelchair Basketball CanadaminorNew sponsorship to host virtual community celebration as part of 'Power Of Inclusive Sport' event
- Nude Dude Food at WOCNext 2019minorPartnership with WOCN Society and Nude Dude Food for educational sessions and cooking demonstrations at WOCNext 2019 conference
- HealthTrustcoreHollister was awarded a sourcing contract by HealthTrust to provide ostomy products to its member organizations. Beginning August 1, 2017, HealthTrust members can take advantage of pricing and terms negotiated through the group-purchasing organization.
- Novation's NOVAKIDS ProgramcoreHollister was awarded a Signature Supplier contract in Novation's NOVAKIDS Pediatric Supply Chain Program to provide pediatric patients in hospitals around the United States with ostomy products, educational materials, and support services. Hollister is the only awarded Signature Supplier of neonatal and pediatric ostomy products.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves11 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Hollister competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Cardinal Health: US healthcare services and medical products distributor — competes with Hollister at the distribution/channel level, supplying comparable ostomy, continence, and wound care products through its medical segment.
- Smith+Nephew: UK medical device company with a strong advanced wound management portfolio — historically overlapped with Hollister's wound care business (since divested) and competes adjacently in hospital channels.
- Medline Industries: Largest privately held medical manufacturer and distributor — provides competing ostomy, continence, and wound care products through direct hospital sales channels comparable to Hollister's GPO strategy.
- B. Braun: German medical device and pharmaceutical company with a continence care (Actreen) line and broad hospital supply portfolio — overlaps with Hollister in intermittent catheters and wound care as part of a much wider medical offering.
- BD (Becton Dickinson): Global medical technology company with a urology and critical care portfolio — competes with Hollister's continence and AnchorFast endotracheal products as part of a broader medtech portfolio serving hospitals.
Direct peers
- ConvaTec: UK-based medical products company focused on ostomy care, continence care, advanced wound care, and critical care — directly competing with Hollister across core categories with comparable GPO and direct-to-provider distribution.
- Teleflex: US medical device company with a urology portfolio (intermittent catheters, urine management) — directly competes with Hollister's VaPro, Onli, and Infyna Chic catheter product lines in the continence care segment.
- Coloplast: Danish medical device company and global leader in ostomy care, continence care, wound care, and skin health — directly competing with Hollister in the same patient segments with overlapping product portfolios and GPO channel strategy.
Emerging players
- Marlen Manufacturing: US-based specialist manufacturer of ostomy pouches and skin barriers — directly competes with Hollister in ostomy care with a focused, smaller-scale product portfolio.
- Welland Medical: UK-based specialist ostomy product manufacturer focused on skin-friendly ostomy pouches and accessories — directly competes with Hollister's Moderma Flex and CeraPlus lines but with narrower geographic reach and product breadth.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Hollister social profiles
Digital presenceHollister compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Hollister financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Hollister leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles18 records
Hollister subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
Hollister funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Hollister M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Hollister
What does Hollister do?
Hollister Incorporated develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices for ostomy care (pouching systems, skin barriers), continence care (intermittent catheters), critical care (oral endotracheal tube fasteners), and wound care. The company sells these devices to healthcare facilities through group purchasing organization (GPO) contracts and directly to patients through its website and Secure Start patient support services across more than 80 countries.
Is Hollister a public or private company?
Hollister is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was Hollister founded?
Hollister was founded in 1921. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Hollister based?
Hollister is headquartered in Libertyville, United States, in the North America region.
How does Hollister make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Medical Device Product Sales are the primary driver. The others are patient Support Services and enterostomal Therapy Services.
Who are Hollister's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Cardinal Health, Smith+Nephew, Medline Industries, B. Braun and BD (Becton Dickinson). Direct peers are ConvaTec, Teleflex and Coloplast. Emerging players are Marlen Manufacturing and Welland Medical.
Does Hollister have an API?
No public API is recorded for Hollister.
What industry is Hollister in?
Hollister's product category is Medical Devices (Ostomy and Continence Care). Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLADAFAH, Home-Based Wound Care & Ostomy Nursing, with a secondary code of HLAIAJAM, Direct-to-Provider / Clinic Buy-and-Bill Distributors. Its NAICS code is 423450 and its SIC code is 5047.