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Owens & Minor Named Winner of the 2010 VHA Service Excellence Award - Non-Pharmacy Distributor of the Year

"Having supplies on hand when they are needed is essential to delivering care, so having reliable distribution partners is critical," said Scott Downing, EVP, Supply Chain Management, VHA Inc. "Owens & Minor has supported VHA members for more than a decade, and has done so with a superior customer service as its standard."

In making the award, VHA members and Novation senior leadership recommend and select winners based on the following: support of VHA and Novation, responsiveness to staff and members, and contract administration compliance criteria. VHA and Novation presented the honor to Owens & Minor on May 2, 2010, at the 2010 VHA Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida.

"All of us at Owens & Minor are honored to receive this award, which recognizes our daily efforts to support our customers, meet their supply chain needs, and provide them with operational excellence and superior customer service," said Craig R. Smith, president & chief executive officer of Owens & Minor.

VHA Inc., based in Irving, Texas, is a national network of not-for-profit health care organizations that work together to drive maximum savings in the supply chain arena, set new levels of clinical performance and identify and implement best practices to improve operational efficiency and clinical outcomes. Formed in 1977, through its 16 regional offices, VHA serves more than 1,400 hospitals and more than 25,500+ non-acute care providers nationwide. VHA was ranked by Modern Healthcare as the 7th best place to work in health care in 2009.

Owens & Minor, Inc., (NYSE: OMI) a FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a leading national distributor of name-brand medical and surgical supplies and a healthcare supply-chain management company. Owens & Minor is also a member of the Russell 2000 Index, which measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, as well as the S&P MidCap 400, which includes companies with a market capitalization of $750 million to $3.3 billion that meet certain financial standards. With a diverse product and service offering and distribution centers throughout the United States, the company serves hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, alternate care locations, group purchasing organizations, and the federal government. Owens & Minor provides technology and consulting programs that improve inventory management and streamline logistics across the entire medical supply chain--from origin of product to patient bedside. For news releases, or for more information about Owens & Minor, visit the company Web site at www.owens-minor.com.

Owens & Minor, Inc.
Trudi Allcott, Director, Investor & Media Relations, 804-723-7555
truitt.allcott@owens-minor.com