Howard Medical

Name

Howard Medical

Legal name

Howard Medical Company

Website

https://howardmedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Medical Supply Distribution: Howard Medical generates revenue through the sale and distribution of medical supplies to healthcare providers. They stock over 5,000 medical products sourced from various manufacturers and sell them to acute care facilities, non-acute care facilities, specialty practices, and independent hospitals. Revenue is generated through product margins on supply sales with no subscription component.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Howard Medical distributes more than 5,000 medical products from its Chicago warehouses to healthcare providers and other industries across the continental U.S. Its three core services are Rush Supplies (immediate in-demand items with fast shipping), Specialized Sourcing (custom sourcing of hard-to-find products from specific manufacturers), and Planned Inventory (guaranteed stock held in Howard Medical's warehouses and shipped just-in-time to customers). Orders are placed through an account-based online ordering portal.

Product overview

Howard Medical is a second-generation medical supply distributor offering a unified distribution platform with three core services: Rush Supplies for immediate in-demand products, Specialized Sourcing for custom/hard-to-find items, and Planned Inventory for guaranteed stock management. The company operates an online ordering portal and distributes through industry-specific catalogs covering acute care, long-term care, tattoo studios, EMS, physicians, and government contracts. Products include surgical supplies, hospital supplies, wound care, incontinence products, PPE, diagnostic equipment, and pharmaceuticals from hundreds of manufacturers including Ethicon, BD, Cardinal Health, and Medline.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rush Supplies Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 23-26% average cost reduction on medical supplies for hospitals
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SBA (Small Business Administration)minorOthersHoward Medical partners with the Small Business Administration, indicating their status as a small business and adherence to SBA programs and certifications.
• AHRMM (Association of Health Care Resource & Materials Professionals)minorOthersHoward Medical maintains membership in AHRMM, the professional association for healthcare supply chain and materials management professionals.
• HIDA (Health Industry Distributors Association)minorOthersHoward Medical is a member of HIDA, the trade association representing healthcare distribution professionals.
• NDC (National Distribution Centers)coreTechnology or IntegrationHoward Medical is connected to NDC's product catalog system, enabling access to a broader range of medical products and manufacturer relationships.
• Maness Veteran MedicalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThrough this partnership, Howard Medical accesses government contracting channels for VA (Veterans Affairs) and Department of Defense facilities using Maness Veteran Medical's established government contracts.
• Able BioskillsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoward Medical partners with Able Bioskills as an affiliate organization, supporting medical education and training initiatives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Medline Industries: Largest privately held medical supply manufacturer and distributor in the U.S., offering the same wholesale distribution model (Rush/Planned Inventory equivalents, broad SKU catalog) that Howard Medical targets. Directly comparable in offering and customer base, but at vastly larger scale.
• Henry Schein: Major distributor of medical, dental, and animal-health supplies with a multi-channel catalog model and field sales force; competes in many of the same acute-care, dental, and specialty-practice segments as Howard.
• Concordance Healthcare Solutions: Mid-sized U.S. medical-surgical distributor serving acute and non-acute care; closest scale comparable to Howard and operates the same redundant/secondary supplier play for independent hospitals.
• Patterson Companies: Distributor of dental, animal-health, and rehabilitation supplies through a multi-channel sales and direct-ship model; overlaps with Howard on dental and specialty-practice customer segments.
• National Distribution Center (NDC): Independent medical product distribution network whose catalog platform Howard Medical is connected to; comparable supply-chain and catalog-distribution function at the SMB level.

Broad incumbents

• Cardinal Health: Fortune-500 medical product distributor with national logistics, broad catalogs, and direct sales to hospitals — operating as one of the primary distributors Howard positions itself against as a secondary/backup source.
• McKesson: One of the largest U.S. pharmaceutical and medical-surgical distributors serving hospitals, with a deep catalog and PrimeVendor/GPO contracts that Howard's independent-hospital savings pitch is designed to circumvent.
• Owens & Minor: National medical-surgical distribution and supply-chain services company serving hospitals and health systems; an incumbent Howard competes with on distribution contracts and as an alternative secondary supplier.

Emerging players

• MFI Medical: Online-focused medical equipment and supplies reseller serving hospitals and specialty practices; overlaps with Howard on e-commerce catalog fulfillment but differentiates with a digital-first, equipment-heavy catalog.

Regional players

• Midwest Medical Supply: Regional medical supply distributor operating in overlapping Midwest territory with similar hospital/clinic customer focus; a geographic alternative rather than a direct head-to-head.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HowardMedicalCompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/howard-medical-company
• Xx.com/HowardMedicalCo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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