Federated Healthcare Supply Holdings, Inc. ("FHS") announced that it has acquired Cole Medical, Inc. The deal marks the fourth add-on acquisition in the last two years for the FHS platform, joining Grogan's (Lexington, KY), eMed Healthcare (Little Rock, AR) and T-Plex (St. Louis, MO). Sykesville, Maryland-based Cole Medical is a leading supplier of medical and surgical supplies and capital equipment to physician offices, ambulatory surgery centers and other alternate site healthcare providers in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Marty Cole will remain active with FHS. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.
May 21, 2020
Topic Area: Press Release
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