Health Care Logistics

What Health Care Logistics does

Health Care Logistics, Inc. (HCL), founded in 1978 and headquartered in Circleville, Ohio, is a privately held B2B healthcare supply catalog distributor that manufactures, packages, and distributes specialty products for hospitals, pharmacies, clinical and research laboratories, and federal healthcare facilities. The company operates a single catalog-style e-commerce platform spanning more than 25 product categories, including unit dose packaging (anchored by the proprietary EZ Grid® system), compounding and dispensing supplies, temperature monitoring and inventory technology services (StatTemp.io and StatStock.io), cold storage, IV accessories, ENFit® enteral feeding supplies, infection prevention, seals/labels, and emergency medical supplies. It also runs a third-party Marketplace Items section and an HCL By Design custom manufacturing service for cabinets, plastics, metals, and printed graphics, supported by domestic production capacity in Ohio and 1,275+ Made in the USA SKUs.

HCL's commercial model is built on no-minimum-order, same-day-ship distribution reachable through its website, a dedicated sales line (1-800-848-1633), and GSA Schedule contracts for federal purchasers. The customer base is segmented vertically across hospital/health-system pharmacies, clinical and research labs, nursing and patient care units, and federal facilities, with products addressing medication safety, compounding compliance, temperature-controlled storage, and error prevention. Per-unit pricing is publicly disclosed on the website, ranging from low-cost consumables to higher-end equipment in the low-thousands, with free samples and 15-day evaluations available to prospective buyers.

The company is founder/family-owned (Gary Sharpe), with 101–250 employees, an Ohio corporation charter, and no disclosed outside investors or parent company. Proprietary brands such as HCL Cabinet Carts, HCL Paralytic Refrigerator Box, HCL 4-in-1 Pharmacy Tool, HCL Pump Cover, SealSafe, Safe-Sense, and Rx Destroyer sit alongside licensed ENFit® enteral feeding products, and registered trademarks (HCL®, EZ Grid®) support brand-led differentiation in a fragmented niche-supply category.

Name

Health Care Logistics

Legal name

Health Care Logistics, Inc.

Website

https://gohcl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Health Care Logistics is a privately held, Ohio-based B2B catalog distributor and light manufacturer of specialty healthcare supplies — including unit-dose packaging, compounding, temperature monitoring, and custom cabinets — sold to hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, and federal healthcare facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Circleville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Supply Sales: Direct B2B sales of medical supplies, pharmacy supplies, IV accessories, lab supplies, and equipment through catalog and website. Revenue generated through product transactions with no minimum order requirements.
2. Custom Manufacturing Services: Custom manufacturing of cabinets, plastic products, metal products, and printed materials through HCL By Design services.
3. GSA Contracted Items: Government contracting through GSA schedule for federal healthcare facility purchasing

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Health Care Logistics manufactures, packages, distributes, and imports specialty healthcare products for hospitals, pharmacies, clinics, research laboratories, and federal healthcare facilities. Its catalog spans unit-dose packaging, compounding/dispensing supplies, lab equipment, pharmacy equipment, patient-room, rehab, respiratory, personal-protection, and cleaning products, complemented by an in-house custom-manufacturing service (HCL By Design) and proprietary software (StatTemp.io, StatStock.io). Orders ship direct with no minimum order requirement.

Product overview

Health Care Logistics (HCL) is a healthcare supply catalog distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of pharmaceutical, laboratory, and medical facility supplies. The company operates as a single catalog-based e-commerce platform with multiple product categories rather than a unified software product. The product portfolio centers on unit dose packaging solutions (including the proprietary EZ Grid system), compounding and dispensing supplies, temperature monitoring equipment, and medication safety/error prevention products. Additional offerings span laboratory supplies, cold storage, infection prevention, IV accessories, pharmacy organization, and custom manufacturing services through HCL By Design. The company also operates a marketplace for third-party laboratory equipment. Key proprietary brands include HCL-branded carts, seals, labels, cabinets, and the patented ENFit-compatible enteral feeding supplies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HCL By Design: Custom catalog featuring design and creation services for cabinets, plastics, metals, and print/graphics.
• HCL Cabinet Carts
• HCL Paralytic Refrigerator Box
• HCL 4-in-1 Pharmacy Tool
• EZ Grid System
• HCL Pump Cover
• SealSafe
• Safe-Sense
• Rx Destroyer

Products and services

• Unit Dose Packaging & Supplies Standalone product line of unit-dose cups, packs, labels, and tray-based packaging systems (including the proprietary EZ Grid System) used by hospital and long-term-care pharmacies to dispense and store individual medication doses.
• Compounding and Dispensing Supplies Pharmacist-focused compounding and dispensing supplies (e.g., mortars, paddles, spatulas, beakers, measuring and mixing equipment, USP <797>/<800>-adjacent accessories) for hospital, retail, and compounding pharmacies.
• Lab Supplies General laboratory supplies and consumables sold to hospital, clinical, research, and quality-control laboratories.
• Cleaning and Housekeeping Products Cleaning and housekeeping products used by healthcare facilities for environmental services, infection control, and general facility maintenance.
• Patient Room Supplies Supplies and accessories stocked in patient rooms at hospitals, long-term-care facilities, and clinics.
• Equipment General healthcare equipment offerings (display, storage, transport, and similar non-diagnostic hardware) for hospital, pharmacy, and lab environments.
• Personal Protection and Safety Personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety products for healthcare workers and facility staff, including gloves, masks, gowns, and related accessories.
• Pharmacy Equipment Specialty pharmacy equipment sold to inpatient and outpatient pharmacies for dispensing, storage, and workflow use.
• Rehab Supplies Rehab and physical-therapy supplies for hospitals, clinics, long-term-care facilities, and rehab programs.
• Respiratory Supplies Respiratory care supplies and accessories used in hospitals, clinics, and home-care settings.
• Scales Scales and weighing equipment for clinical, pharmacy, patient-care, and food-service use in healthcare facilities.
• Specials Rotating, discontinued, closeout, and limited-run specialty healthcare items offered at promotional pricing.
• StatTemp.io Proprietary temperature-monitoring platform for healthcare and laboratory environments, used to track refrigerator, freezer, and ambient temperatures for stored medications, vaccines, and specimens.
• StatStock.io Proprietary inventory and stock-management platform for healthcare and laboratory facilities to track supply levels and reorder specialty healthcare items.
• HCL By Design Custom Creations Custom-manufacturing service in which HCL engineers and produces specialty healthcare kits, trays, totes, packaging, and small-batch product configurations to a customer's specification; supported by in-house U.S. manufacturing.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cardinal Health Medical: Major medical product distributor serving hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and clinical labs; competes directly with HCL in medical/surgical and laboratory supply distribution through its Medical segment.
• McKesson Medical-Surgical: The medical-surgical distribution arm of McKesson, distributing medical supplies, equipment, and pharmaceuticals to physician offices, hospitals, and labs; overlaps with HCL in pharmacy and lab supply categories at much larger scale.
• Avantor: Global supplier of laboratory supplies, equipment, and services to biopharma, healthcare, and research customers; directly comparable in HCL's lab supplies and cold storage categories.

Emerging players

• Midmark Corporation: Manufacturer and supplier of medical equipment, cabinetry, and workflow solutions for outpatient and ambulatory healthcare; comparable in custom healthcare cabinetry and clinical workflow products that overlap HCL By Design offerings.

Direct peers

• Concordance Healthcare Solutions: Independent medical-surgical distributor serving acute care, alternate site, and government healthcare customers with a product catalog overlapping HCL's pharmacy and lab supply categories.
• Owens & Minor: Global healthcare logistics and medical supply distributor serving hospitals and health systems with medical-surgical products and Patient Direct home healthcare; comparable supply chain model for hospital customers.
• NDC (National Distribution & Contracting): Distributor-owned cooperative serving independent medical/surgical distributors and pharmacies in the U.S., competing in overlapping product categories and customer segments with HCL.
• Henry Schein: Distributor of healthcare products to office-based dental, medical, and animal health practitioners; comparable catalog-based B2B model serving similar customer profiles in ambulatory and clinical settings.
• Medline Industries: The largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical-surgical supplies in the U.S., serving hospitals, nursing homes, and labs with a catalog model closely paralleling HCL, but at vastly greater scale.
• Patterson Companies: Distributor serving dental, animal health, and rehabilitation markets; comparable specialty catalog-distribution model with overlap in dental/medical supply categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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