Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 11

199 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 11 Bradley A. Van Auken Law O ces Bradley A. Van Auken 9239 Amber Wood Drive Kirltand, OH 44094 (440) 379-7038 oce (216) 386-0516 cell BradleyVanAuken@gmail.com CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUCCESS AND GROWTH! keeping end-of-life devices out of landfills. In addition to selling the equipment, reLink Medical also works with over one hundred global health organizations to donate used medical devices to places in the world that most need them. “We are currently supporting Haiti by collaborating with mission projects that deliver devices and also develop local capacity to maintain, repair, and refurbish the devices,” says Dalton. All these efforts are supported through a network of partners and suppliers central to the company’s operations, including trucking and logistics, certifications, recycling, and data and analytics. “Our employees, partners, vendors, and buyers are all part of our community, and we are very grateful for their participation in achieving our global objectives,” Dalton adds. At no time were these partnerships more critical than at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Hospitals were overwhelmed with patients, which forced them repurpose existing storage and hospital spaces into spaces for COVID-19 patient care. This changed where they stored used and decommissioned equipment, how they replaced old equipment, and how incoming equipment was maintained,” recounts Dalton. “With this landscape, we provided additional services to many of these hospitals, helping free up space to allow hospitals and healthcare systems to treat more patients. During that time, we helped hospitals overcome device shortages by acting as a critical supply chain resource.” Dalton admits it was his team that deserves all the accolades. “As CEO, it was amazing to see the team step up, make decisions, solve problems, and do things that they’ve never done before. Like every other business, we were not set up to run COVID operations. Still, within days, we rolled out COVID-19 safety protocols company- wide and set up all our warehouses to handle COVID-19 medical equipment. It was impressive reL INK MEDI CAL Plymouth Industrial REIT www.plymouthreit.com Boston | Columbus | Jacksonville | Memphis From the first mile to the last mile.