McKesson Medical-Surgical will close its Westside Industrial Park distribution center at the end of September and consolidate the functions into its Chicago-area operation.
McKesson Medical-Surgical leases a 168,500-square-foot center in the business park. It was formerly used by Jacksonville-based PSS World Medical Inc., which McKesson Corp. acquired in 2013. The center opened in 2008.
McKesson Medical-Surgical spokesman Randy King said the Jacksonville Regional Distribution Center that will be closed served the Eastern U.S., from central Texas east. It primarily distributed medical-surgical supplies and equipment to physicians’ offices and other health care settings.
“We have to continually evaluate our market capacity and we want to make sure we deliver the best service,” King said.
King said three, and possibly more, of the 16 employees at the center found jobs at the nearby Moore Medical Distribution Center, also owned by McKesson.
Moore Medical is an Internet-based specialty direct marketing and distributor of medical, surgical and pharmaceutical products to health care practices and facilities outside of hospitals.
King said the 70,000-square-foot Moore Medical distribution center is staffed by more than 40 employees and serves the Southeastern U.S.
McKesson Corp. is based in San Francisco. McKesson Medical-Surgical is based in Richmond, Va.
When McKesson bought PSS, it also took over its former headquarters office space in Southpoint at 4345 Southpoint Blvd.
McKesson Medical-Surgical announced in October 2013 it agreed to extend the lease for the space, which was set to expire March 31, 2014, for three more years.
McKesson Medical-Surgical said it also would continue to lease space in the nearly Enterprise Park building at 4190 Belfort Road, although those terms weren’t announced.
King said the space serves as a key field support office performing multiple functions, ranging from accounts receivable to IT to marketing and more. He said McKesson employs about 500 people there.
“We remain committed to a continued presence in the Jacksonville community,” he said.
Westside Industrial Park is owned by Pattillo Industrial Real Estate.
Peter Anderson, vice president of Pattillo Industrial Real Estate, said Thursday the McKesson distribution center is being marketed for lease. The center is within a 440,000-square-foot building and offers cross-docking capabilities, which allows inbound and outbound products to be moved from one side of the center to the other with minimal handling and storage time.
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