About Briggs


Briggs Medical Service Company is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa with affiliate operations in Waukegan, Illinois. Through its operating companies, Briggs serves more than 50,000 customers in the senior care, home care, acute care, physician and retail markets. These operating companies produce and distribute more than 10,000 products including:

    •    Proprietary medical forms and documentation systems
    •    Durable and disposable medical supplies
    •    Electronic medical documentation systems
    •    Charting systems and products
    •    Education and staff training materials
    •    Professional reference products

Backed by clinical experience and regulatory knowledge, the company develops and markets products that are designed to improve clinical outcomes and reduce operating costs. The company has long been recognized as a leader in these areas; independent studies have proven that organizations using Briggs’ proprietary documentation systems have realized better patient outcomes than organizations that use other solutions.

The company has extensive international production capabilities and serves customers in five continents. Domestically, through its network of six distribution centers, the company is capable of 2-day ground delivery anywhere in the continental U.S.  

In 2007, Briggs celebrated its 60th year as a trusted partner to health care professionals.


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