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Briggs Expands Medical Supply Business - New Executive to Lead Growth of Products and Services
DES MOINES, IA (September 27, 2007) -
Briggs Medical Service Company, America’s leader in providing patient documentation solutions to health care providers, announced the expansion of its medical supplies business. Already recognized as a provider of high quality medical products, Briggs will be leveraging its deep customer understanding to create and deliver new products and solutions. To support this new initiative, Briggs has created a new business organization, Briggs Medical Supply Company, with dedicated leadership, resources and customer focus.
To lead this new company, Briggs has named Alan D. Yefsky Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Yefsky is responsible for the Company’s business affairs, including marketing, new product development, supply chain management and business strategy. Yefsky anticipates a significant expansion of Briggs product offerings, new customer-focused programs designed to simplify product selection and ordering, and initiatives to help customers reduce their operating costs.
“Alan brings a wealth of business experience to complement an already strong team,” said Steve Hoffman, Executive Vice President of Briggs Medical Services Company. “Through his vision and leadership we are looking forward to expanding our capabilities and deepening our relationships with customers.”
Yefsky comes to Briggs from Rand McNally & Company, North America’s largest commercial mapmaker, where as Vice President of New Products & Strategy he led the development of several new product offerings, including the company’s entry into the emerging GPS navigation market. He brings nearly 20 years of experience in marketing, product development, finance, technology and distribution in the health care, industrial, and consumer marketplaces. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
“It is exciting to join an industry leader and become a part of a nationally respected team. I am looking forward to helping Briggs expand its medical products portfolio and increase its value offering,” he said. Yefsky will be based in the company’s offices in Waukegan, Illinois, in the northern suburbs of Chicago.
About Briggs
Serving more than 50,000
customers in the senior care, home care, acute care, physician
and retail markets, Briggs is an international producer and distributor to the
health care industry of more than 10,000 products including proprietary medical
forms and documentation systems, charting products, education and training
materials, and medical supply products.
Through its network of six distribution centers, the company is capable
of 2-day, small-package ground delivery anywhere in the continental
U.S. In 2007, Briggs celebrates its 60th year
as a trusted partner to health care professionals.Visit Briggs online at
www.BriggsCorp.com.
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