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EHCS’ Parent Company, GEMCORE, Donates Medical Supplies to Ukraine

EHCS’ Parent Company, GEMCORE, Donates Medical Supplies to Ukraine

March 15, 2022

GEMCORE, a family of companies, announced today it is sending medical supplies to support humanitarian response efforts in Ukraine and provide much-needed aid to hospitals in the capital city, Kyiv.

Over 12,000 medical supply items are on their way to Ukraine – including supplies for trauma care – to assist those wounded in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Our company culture is built on care, not only for our customers and colleagues but for communities here and around the world. In these times, it is more important than ever to help where we can!

-Matt Edwards, CEO

“We are deeply saddened by the escalating humanitarian crisis that has been evolving in Ukraine,” said Matthew Edwards, GEMCORE’s CEO. “Our company culture is built on care, not only for our customers and colleagues but for communities here and around the world. In these times, it is more important than ever to help where we can!”

Based in Hudson, Ohio, GEMCORE, a family of companies, is an industry leader of diabetes management solutions, mail-order diabetes supplies and medications, specialty third-party logistics as well as health coaching and disease management. Through its four divisions – Edwards Health Care ServicesGEMCO MedicalGemCare Wellness, and GEM Edwards Pharmacy — GEMCORE serves patients nationwide.

The Ukraine effort is another example of recent charitable contributions intended to provide support for our community, both globally and closer to home. During the pandemic, GEMCORE was honored to donate thousands of silicone wound dressings to University Hospitals and the Cleveland Clinic to help frontline healthcare workers experiencing friction injuries from wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). To assist those struggling with food insecurity locally, GEMCORE donated 100,000 meals to the Akron-Canton Regional.


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EHCS Sister Company Donates 8,000 Silicone Dressings

EHCS Sister Company Donates 8,000 Silicone Dressings

April 16, 2020

GEMCORE, a family of companies, announced today its wholesale medical supply division, GEMCO Medical, will be donating 8,000 pieces of its GEMCORE360º Silicone Lite Wound Dressing to University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic to help protect healthcare workers who are working with COVID-19 patients. GEMCORE adapts wound dressing to help protect Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals’ frontline workers from friction injuries caused by PPE.

We are incredibly grateful to all the healthcare workers under these extraordinary circumstances, and as an essential business, we will continue to explore ways we can help during this pandemic.

– Paul Tracy, President

“We are deeply saddened by the escalating humanitarian crisis that has been evolving in Ukraine,” said Matthew Edwards, GEMCORE’s CEO. “Our company culture is built on care, not only for our customers and colleagues but for communities here and around the world. In these times, it is more important than ever to help where we can!”

Based in Hudson, Ohio, GEMCORE, a family of companies, is an industry leader of diabetes management solutions, mail-order diabetes supplies and medications, specialty third-party logistics as well as health coaching and disease management. Through its four divisions – Edwards Health Care ServicesGEMCO MedicalGemCare Wellness, and GEM Edwards Pharmacy — GEMCORE serves patients nationwide.

The Ukraine effort is another example of recent charitable contributions intended to provide support for our community, both globally and closer to home. During the pandemic, GEMCORE was honored to donate thousands of silicone wound dressings to University Hospitals and the Cleveland Clinic to help frontline healthcare workers experiencing friction injuries from wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). To assist those struggling with food insecurity locally, GEMCORE donated 100,000 meals to the Akron-Canton Regional.

About GEMCORE

GEMCORE, a family of privately held companies, is an industry leader of diabetes management solutions, mail- order diabetes supplies, wholesale medical supplies, medications, specialty third-party logistics as well as health coaching and disease management. Combined, these value-driven solutions reduce healthcare costs and drive efficiencies for clients while helping to improve patients’ lives. Headquartered in Hudson, Ohio, GEMCORE’s company portfolio includes Edwards Health Care ServicesGEMCO MedicalGemCare Wellnessand GEM Edwards Pharmacy

For more information, visit www.gemcorehealth.com.

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