National Healthcare Logistics Adds Bob A. Simpson to its Board.CLEVELAND -- The Board of Directors of National Healthcare Logistics (PINK SHEETS:NHLG NHLG National Healthcare Logistics, Inc (spam scheme) ) has named Robert (Bob) A. Simpson to its Board. Mr. Simpson is currently the President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of both LeeSar, Inc., and Cooperative Services of Florida, two corporations in Fort Myers Fort Myers, city (1990 pop. 45,206), seat of Lee co., SW Fla., on the Caloosahatchee River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1850, inc. 1905. It has a tourist trade and light industry and is a shipping point for citrus fruits, winter vegetables, flowers (especially , FL, that are service providers to local integrated healthcare delivery systems or networks (IDNs). NHLG was launched in 1997 as a company promoting a new design for the healthcare supply chain. NHLG is a service provider to multi-hospital systems commonly referred to as Integrated Healthcare Delivery Networks or "IDNs". The first "logistics model" for IDNs concentrated on reengineering the flow of all routinely purchased supplies by setting up a dedicated distribution facility that became the sole source of such supplies for the IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) A .com or .net domain name that is represented in non-English characters and symbols, with .com and .net appended at the end in English letters. healthcare facilities. By so doing, NHLG provided a vehicle that made supply replenishment replenishment the addition of an appropriate quantity of properly prepared solution containing the correct concentration of chemicals to the developer solutions used in radiography. vastly more efficient and provided cost cutting opportunities that were thought unattainable. LeeSar was the very first project for NHLG, beginning back in 1998, and continuing its mission to the current day to serve its prestigious hospital systems or IDNs that created LeeSar in 1998. LeeSar is a cooperative owned by Lee Memorial in Fort Myers and Sarasota Memorial in Sarasota. NHLG president, Joe W. Smith, commented, "Mr. Simpson has had a long, distinguished, and very successful career in healthcare; and his addition to our Board at this time is a major step to secure the guidance and direction going forward that will insure the success of our company. Bob's entire career in healthcare is testimony to his creative genius, and his pioneering spirit. In his role as President and CEO of LeeSar Bob has been at the forefront of changing and improving the very flawed flaw 1 n. 1. An imperfection, often concealed, that impairs soundness: a flaw in the crystal that caused it to shatter. See Synonyms at blemish. 2. healthcare supply chain." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Smith, "what Bob has accomplished at LeeSar is a blueprint of the future changes to come in the healthcare logistics. The direction that Bob can provide from our Board will help to place NHLG at the forefront of that change." Smith stated that, "We began something back in 1998 with LeeSar that proved to be the logistics model of the future because it is a great improvement over the traditional logistics model. Our model has continued to evolve so that it is far advanced from just being the most efficient model for moving supplies from producer to patient." Bob Simpson has a diversified background in healthcare. From 1976 until the present, he has worked in hospital systems or the provider side in capacities as Director of Materials Management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, , Vice President of Materials Management, in the strategic sourcing and contracting side as Vice President for large group purchasing organizations A group purchasing organization is an entity that leverages the purchasing power of a group of businesses to obtain discounts from vendors based on the collective buying power of the GPO members. Many GPOs are funded by administrative fees that are actually paid by the vendors. , and in the supplier side with several executive level positions. All of which led him to his current role as President and CEO of LeeSar. For more detail about the company, its management, and projects, please refer to our web site: www.nhcl-online.com/ This news release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended; such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company may experience significant fluctuations in operating results due to a number of economic, competitive and other factors. These factors could cause operations to vary significantly from those in prior periods, and those projected in forward-looking statements. Information with respect to these factors, which could materially affect the Company and its operations, are included on certain forms the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. National Healthcare Logistics, Inc. (PINK SHEETS:NHLG) |
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