Air Water Mediah

What Air Water Mediah does

Air Water Mediah Co., Ltd. (エア・ウォーター・メディエイチ株式会社) is a Tokyo-headquartered hospital services company that provides outsourced healthcare logistics, sterilization, and ancillary services to medical institutions across Japan. Founded in 1991 as Healthcare-tech Co., Ltd., the company merged with Air Water Medies in 2016 to form the current entity and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Water Link Co., Ltd. (part of the broader Air Water Group).

The company's primary offering is its SPD (Supply Processing & Distribution) service, which provides centralized inventory management, procurement, expiration tracking, and patient-level cost analysis for medical materials, pharmaceuticals, and medical gases inside hospitals. Complementary service lines include outsourced medical instrument sterilization (operated through 21 sterilization centers nationwide via Air Water Group network and three wholly-owned subsidiary operating companies formed in 2021), clean environment management (environmental measurement and surgical-suite cleaning for infection prevention), in-hospital convenience store operations, and healthcare-focused personnel placement. The technical backbone is the proprietary SPD system, complemented by comprehensive floor planning and workflow design for hospital supply and recovery zones.

Air Water Mediah generates revenue through managed services contracts with hospitals, government bodies, and pharmacies; professional services fees for sterilization and clean environment work; retail operations inside hospitals; and transaction-based placement fees for medical staffing. The company reports FY2024 sales revenue of 335 billion JPY and employed 1,799 staff as of March 31, 2025. Distribution is entirely domestic (Japan), delivered directly through company-operated SPD logistics centers and sterilization facilities under long-term enterprise relationships with healthcare providers.

Name

Air Water Mediah

Legal name

エア・ウォーター・メディエイチ株式会社

Website

https://awmh.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Air Water Mediah is a Tokyo-headquartered Japanese hospital services company that provides outsourced SPD logistics, sterilization, clean environment management, hospital convenience store operations, and medical staffing to healthcare institutions, pharmacies, and government entities across Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Logistics Services

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Cleaning & Decontamination (Hydroblasting/Vacuum/Confined Space) (IMAIACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical & Biohazard Waste Disposal (RMW/Sharps) (IMAIAFAJ)

Keywords

• Hospital logistics services
• Medical supply management
• Sterilization services
• Healthcare staffing
• Medical materials distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SPD Services: Supply Processing and Distribution services including medical material inventory management, pharmaceutical logistics management, cost optimization consulting, group purchasing, and SPD system provision to medical institutions
2. Sterilization Services: Outsourced sterilization services for medical instruments through 21 nationwide centers, including off-site centralized sterilization and on-site sterilization with dedicated staff
3. Clean Environment Management: Environmental measurement (cleanliness management) and regular environmental cleaning services for surgical suites and clean zones in medical facilities
4. Hospital Convenience Store Operations: Management of hospital retail shops and restaurants, selling medical supplies, daily necessities, food, and services to inpatients and staff
5. Medical Staffing Services: Healthcare-focused placement services placing nurses, nursing assistants, medical office staff, and general workers with medical institutions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Air Water Mediah is a hospital service company that provides logistics management of medical materials and pharmaceuticals through its Supply Processing and Distribution (SPD) business, along with medical device sterilization, clean environment management, hospital convenience store operations, and medical staffing services. The company serves hospitals and medical institutions across Japan through dedicated SPD centers and a nationwide sterilization center network.

Product overview

Air Water Mediah operates as a healthcare support company offering five interconnected service divisions: (1) SPD事業 (Supply Processing & Distribution) for managing medical materials and pharmaceuticals procurement and logistics with inventory/cost management systems; (2) 滅菌事業 (Sterilization Services) providing off-site and on-site contracted sterilization plus operating room support; (3) 清潔環境管理事業 (Clean Environment Management) for infection prevention through environmental measurement and cleaning services; (4) 院内コンビニエンス事業 (In-hospital Convenience Stores) for retail operations within medical facilities; and (5) 人材紹介サービス (Healthcare Recruitment) branded as 'いりょうのちから' for medical personnel placement. The company also sells related products including sterilization bags, containers, and steel instruments. The SPD system serves as the technology backbone enabling inventory tracking, expiration management, and patient-level cost analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Supply Processing and Distribution (SPD) Outsourced logistics management of medical materials and pharmaceuticals for hospitals, including procurement, inventory control, and distribution through dedicated SPD centers in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyushu.
• Medical Device Sterilization Services Sterilization processing of reusable medical devices for hospitals, operated through a nationwide network of 21 sterilization centers across Japan.
• Clean Environment Management Cleaning and maintenance of clean rooms and controlled environments within hospital facilities to ensure hygiene and infection-control standards.
• Hospital Convenience Stores Operation of on-site convenience retail stores within hospitals, serving patients, visitors, and staff.
• Medical Staffing Services Dispatch and staffing of medical personnel to hospitals and healthcare facilities to address workforce shortages.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hospital staff can focus on core medical duties by outsourcing logistics, sterilization, and facility management
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered subsidiary and subsidiary/jv.

• Air Water East Japan Medies (エア・ウォーター東日本メディエス株式会社)subsidiaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Subsidiary created in 2021 through spin-off of sterilization operations, serving eastern Japan regions
• Air Water West Japan Medies (エア・ウォーター西日本メディエス株式会社)subsidiaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Subsidiary created in 2021 through spin-off of sterilization operations, serving western Japan regions
• West Kyushu Medies (西九州メディエス株式会社)subsidiary/jvStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Joint venture established with Kyushu Air Water and Takeda Trading in 2014; Nagasaki sterilization center was opened through this JV

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Suzuken Co., Ltd. Major Japanese pharmaceutical distribution company with hospital supply and SPD-related services. Comparable for its pharmaceutical logistics and hospital customer relationships in Japan.
• Medipal Holdings Corporation: Japan's largest pharmaceutical wholesaler with medical materials distribution and hospital supply services. Comparable as it serves the same Japanese hospital customers with supply chain and logistics solutions.
• Alfresa Corporation: Large Japanese pharmaceutical wholesaler offering medical supply distribution to hospitals and pharmacies. Comparable for its hospital supply chain management services in the Japanese healthcare market.
• Owens & Minor, Inc. US medical supply distribution and healthcare logistics company. Comparable for medical materials distribution and supply chain management services to hospitals at scale.
• Toho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Japanese pharmaceutical distribution and healthcare services company serving hospitals and pharmacies. Comparable for pharmaceutical logistics and hospital-focused distribution services in Japan.
• Medline Industries, LP: Large privately-held US medical supply manufacturer and distributor serving hospitals. Comparable for hospital-focused medical materials distribution, supply chain services, and sterilization-adjacent offerings.
• Cardinal Health, Inc. Major US healthcare services and medical supply distribution company. Comparable for its hospital supply chain management and medical materials logistics services at scale.

Direct peers

• Stericycle, Inc. US-based medical waste disposal and sterilization services provider. Directly comparable for medical facility sterilization, clean environment management, and healthcare-focused services at scale.
• Sotera Health Company: US-based sterilization and laboratory services company operating Sterigenics sterilization business. Directly comparable for medical device sterilization services for healthcare facilities globally.
• Sogo Medical Service Co., Ltd. Japanese hospital support services company providing medical equipment maintenance, facility management, and outsourced services to hospitals. Directly comparable as it offers similar outsourced non-clinical operational services to medical institutions in Japan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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