Healthcare Distribution By The Numbers

August 2023

The Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) represents the healthcare distribution network — the essential link between global medical supply manufacturers and local care providers.

HIDA’s customers include 560,000+ sites of care throughout the country:

230,000
Physician Offices

6,000
Hospitals

267,000
Laboratories

18,000
EMS Agencies

44,000
Nursing Home & Extended Care Facilities

Numerous Federal Agencies & Their Healthcare Facilities

With 500+ distribution centers,
HIDA members manage
76 million square feet
of warehouse space.

94%+
of Americans live within
100 miles
of a healthcare distribution center.

HIDA members employ
250,000+
Americans

including
17,000
manufacturing jobs
in 32 states

Distributors offer over
1.4 million
healthcare products

from
7,300+
manufacturers

and process
650 million
orders each year.