Ontario’s Children’s Aid Societies Renew Multi-Year Agreement with Mohawk Medbuy
The Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies (OACAS) has renewed their multi-year procurement agreement with Mohawk Medbuy (MMC) – signing on for more of the value, innovation and insight offered by our not-for-profit, shared services model.
OACAS is amongst the hundreds of health care and other public sector organizations across Canada that rely on MMC’s large-scale contracts, which account for more than $3 billion in annual spend on essential supplies and services. Savings realized through MMC’s value-based procurement solutions can be redirected to Members’ frontline programs and services that benefit the children and families in their care.
“We’re delighted that Ontario’s child welfare sector appreciates the service and value MMC provides,” said Tony DiEmanuele, MMC’s President and CEO. “As their engagement with our offerings continues to grow, we look forward to enhancing our support of these agencies and the crucial work they do across the province.”
The agreement benefits child welfare organizations that operate in geographically and culturally diverse communities across Ontario. Along with realizing significant savings on essential supplies and services through MMC contracts, all children’s aid societies (CASs) have access to high-level guidance from MMC’s sourcing professionals.
As part of our organization’s Reconciliation Journey and ESG initiatives, Mohawk Medbuy is actively supporting the creation of a resilient value chain that incorporates the social and economic wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples.
“We’re pleased to renew our partnership with Mohawk Medbuy to support the procurement needs of child welfare agencies across the province,” said Solomon Owoo, Director of Finance and Information Technology at OACAS. “It’s an excellent solution for the child welfare sector to ensure we are accessing the best possible products and services while maximizing savings.”
About the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies
OACAS is an association representing 49 member organizations. Of these, 47 are mandated CASs and Indigenous Child and Family Well-Being Agencies and two are pre-mandated Indigenous agencies.
On behalf of their membership, OACAS provides advocacy and government relations, public education, training, information and knowledge management, and communications services. OACAS is governed by a voluntary board of directors. OACAS works with member agencies, community and provincial partners, and government to support positive change to the Ontario child welfare system.
About Mohawk Medbuy
Mohawk Medbuy is a national, not-for-profit, shared services organization that supports hundreds of health care providers across Canada, as well as child welfare agencies and other public sector organizations. MMC provides value-driven contracting and procurement solutions for medical/surgical supplies, pharmaceutical products, local sourcing, capital equipment (FF&E) and food/nutrition solutions. MMC also provides data analytics, in-hospital services, warehousing/logistics, technology services, procure-to-pay services, accounts payable and linen services.
With an emerging focus on sustainability and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, MMC is actively supporting the creation of a resilient value chain that incorporates environmental, social and economic wellbeing. The Burlington, ON-based organization also has offices in Toronto, Thunder Bay, Kingston, Brantford and London, a distribution centre in Oakville and a linens facility in Hamilton.