Independent, critical access, and rural hospitals deserve the same tools as the IDNs. We are a second-generation independent distributor building those tools. Five of them, live or in development below.
The big distributors prioritize the IDNs. The GPOs treat independent, critical access, and rural hospitals as an afterthought. The result is predictable. Independents pay more for the same supplies. They wait longer for backorders. They get less attention from sales reps. They have fewer tools to fight back.
The system was not built for them. That is the problem we exist to solve.
Spend visibility. Contract audits. Surgical sourcing. Overbilling recovery. The services IDNs take for granted and pay six figures for. We deliver them to independents at zero or near-zero cost, using AI to make the math work for both of us.
We have been serving these hospitals since 1978. We know exactly what they need because we work with them every day.
Live, in beta, or in active development. Pick the one that fits your problem, or come talk to us first.
My dad opened Howard Medical in Chicago in 1978. I took over in 2016. We have spent 48 years working directly with the people running supply chain at independent, critical access, and rural hospitals. The AI is new. The relationships are not.
Whether you have already picked a tool or you just want to understand the bigger play, I answer everything myself.