in the spotlightMaking History Together<strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> celebrates our first 20 years.With breakthroughs every day, things can change pretty fast in healthcare.That’s one reason it’s hard to believe specialty distributors didn’t evenexist twenty years ago. Today, they’re a well-developed resource healthcarefacilities depend on. But when Bergen Brunswig Drug Company carved out a cornerof space in its warehouse to office Alternate Site Distributors (<strong>ASD</strong>), the businessof specialty distribution was nothing more than a vision.That was 20 years ago. <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> is now one of the largest specialty pharmaceuticaldistributors of plasma derivatives and nephrology products. We’d like tocelebrate this milestone with you by taking a moment to look back on the commonhistory those of us in healthcare all share. See if you recognize some of the manychanges we have been fortunate to experience together.“Our markets were so new,so undefined, that we feltthere was a chance for usto have a greater role inhealthcare than just beinga traditional distributor.”- Steve Collis, President of AmerisourceBergenCorporation, Executive Vice President of AlternateSite Distributors in 19931993 December 2, <strong>ASD</strong> makes its first sale as thenewly formed subsidiary of Bergen Brunswig DrugCompany. Its mission? Make specialty purchasingeasier for oncology and renal communities.1995 <strong>ASD</strong> establishes a plasma division to helphealthcare providers secure albumin during theshortage created by the first Gulf War.1996 <strong>ASD</strong> makes same-day emergency and dailydeliveries a new option for customers by moving itsdistribution center to Louisville, Kentucky, closer tocourier hubs.Oncology Supply, an industry expert in servingindependent oncology practices, is acquiredby <strong>ASD</strong>.1997 The Company expands its customer baseto include health systems. As a result, the meaningof <strong>ASD</strong> is changed from Alternate Site Distributors toAdvanced Specialty Distribution to reflect the company’sproduct line and customers.1998 <strong>ASD</strong> expands its services and options withthe acquisition of Besse Medical, a vaccine distributionspecialist with expertise in distribution to physicianpractices.<strong>ASD</strong> launches its first practice-management system,Converge, to provide integrated clinical services andinformation technology to oncology practices.<strong>ASD</strong> creates <strong>ASD</strong> Direct, to deliver specialty pharmaceuticalsstraight to patients.2000 <strong>ASD</strong> enters the new millennium with thenext generation in computer enterprise systems.The design goes beyond state-of-the-art, making<strong>ASD</strong> the first distributor with the ability to track bylot number and retrieve data per customer needs.2001 Bergen Brunswig Drug Company mergeswith AmeriSource Health Company to formAmerisourceBergen and the AmerisourceBergenSpecialty Group comprised of a family of specialtycompanies, including <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong>.<strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> im<strong>media</strong>tely dispatches trucksstocked with albumin to relief staging sites afterseeing the news of the 9 / 11 attacks.2003 <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> adds flu vaccine distributionservices, giving health systems greater options andselection.2004 To protect the supply chain and customersfrom counterfeit drugs, <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> takes thelead by developing a web-based pedigree trackand-tracesystem.2005 Brooks, Kentucky distribution center opens,expanding <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong>’s warehouse space by102,000 square feet.In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong>sends life-saving medications to relief staging sites.2006 Reno, Nevada distribution center opensclose to major shipping hubs, adding a 43,500square foot redundant facility and enhancing servicesto customers in the Western United States.2007 <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> innovates the new Cubixxfactor consignment system, launching it to healthcareand hemophilia centers.2009 Nucleus Inventory Management Systemintroduced to automate the dispensing and drugtracking process throughout an oncology practice.2010 <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> launches True Blue to reflectthe company’s high level of service commitmentto our customers and the patients they serve.2011 <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> introduces the Depot Modelto give patients on-demand access to high-cost,high-risk medications, while giving manufacturerscritical, real-time usage data they need.2012 As with all natural disasters, <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong>and our associates come together to support victimsof Hurricane Sandy, including our coworkers inthe northeast.<strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> receives a patent for Cubixx ® andapplies for a patent for myCubixx ® , an in-home factorsolution that helps improve compliance, tracking andoutcomes for hemophilia patients.2013 <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> celebrates 20 years ofservice with a tagline that captures our unwaveringfocus – Your patients. 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Specialty ThenSpecialty NOWProduct deliveries only four days a week Emergency orders delivered in hours – any dayPhone orders during business hours only Online ordering 24/7/365what’s in a name?1993Launched as Alternate Site Distributors, the namereflected the type of healthcare customer servedby this new distribution idea.Multiple manufacturers to order fromMultiple suppliers – multiple billsData reporting available after 30 daysHow True Blue Comes ThroughFrom the beginning, <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> heldthe highest standards in the service wedelivered and the commitment we madeto our customers and their patients.In 2010, <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> gave thisenduring culture a name – True Blue. It’sa name we all understand as loyal, dedicated,someone you can always depend onto come through. <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> demonstratesthis culture in the level of servicewe deliver, in our support of the advocacygroups that serve our patient communitiesand in the role we play in shaping healthcarelegislation, like the Medicare IVIGAccess Act.While much has changed in thelast 20 years, one thing is certain – <strong>ASD</strong><strong>Healthcare</strong>’s True Blue culture will remainthe same and will continue to comethrough for the communities we serve.One-stop shop for all specialty needsOne company – one billData reporting available in real timeA Victory for PIDDNeil Herson, <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> President,with Carol Ann Demaret, the motherof the immune deficiency patient whobecame known as The Boy in the Bubblein the mid-70s. Both were on CapitolHill to celebrate the successful passingof the Medicare IVIG Access Act theysupported.ALTERNATE SITE DISTRIBUTORSA Subsidiary of Bergen Brunswig Drug Company1996The second <strong>ASD</strong> logo with the caduceus helpedto strengthen and communicate the company’shealthcare branding.A Subsidiary of Bergen Brunswig Drug Company1997As the company’s customer base expands to healthsystems, <strong>ASD</strong> is given a new meaning – AdvancedSpecialty Distribution – and Specialty <strong>Healthcare</strong> isadded to the acronym to better reflect the company’sdistribution expertise.1999The logo is given a fresher look.Share Your HistoryDo you have any stories about <strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> or about how things have changed in specialty healthcare inthe past 20 years? We’d love to hear them and create a history to share with our readers. Just email yourmemories to marketing@asdhealthcare.com.2005With the formation of AmerisourceBergen Corporationand the creation of AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group,<strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> adopts a new logo that simplifies itsname and includes the new corporate branding.<strong>ASD</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> 29
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