- CEO
- Yohei Maeshima
- Full Time Employees
- 1,405
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Medical distributors
- Address
- Nihon-Seimei Okayama Building 2 Okayama Japan 700-0907
- IPO Date
- Dec 21, 2000
- Business
- OLBA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, Inc. operates as a holding company that, together with its subsidiaries, distributes medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and related products to hospitals, clinics, university research laboratories, nursing care facilities and other healthcare providers primarily in Japan. The company conducts its activities through three main segments: the Medical Equipment Business, which wholesales diagnostic imaging equipment such as MRI and CT scanners, operating room tools including shadowless lights and ventilators, surgical instruments like artificial joints, coronary stents, ultrasonic scalpels and osteosynthesis materials, cardiovascular catheters and pacemakers, endoscopes, life science reagents and equipment for genetic research, cell culture and protein analysis, as well as automatic analyzers and DNA analysis services; the Specialty Product Delivery (SPD) Business, which provides goods management, information management and purchase management services utilizing information technology systems such as HOSNET for inventory control and logistics at medical institutions; and the Nursing Care Products Business, which sells and rents welfare equipment including nursing beds, portable toilets, hearing aids and wheelchairs, alongside repair services and safety support for home care and long-term nursing. Founded in 1921 and headquartered in Okayama City, Japan, OLBA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS maintains a nationwide network through subsidiaries like Kawanishi Co., Ltd. in the Chugoku-Shikoku and Hyogo regions, Nikko Medical Materials Co., Ltd. in the Kinki region, Sansei Medical Materials Co., Ltd. in the Tohoku region, HOSNET-JAPAN, Inc. for SPD solutions, Life Care Co., Ltd. for home care products, and Kawanishi BarcMed Co., Ltd. for ICT solutions targeting medical institutions. In recent developments, the company changed its name from Kawanishi Holdings, Inc. in January 2021 to mark its centennial, established a joint venture THAI OLBA Healthcare Co., Ltd. in January 2023 to enter the Thai market through distribution agreements with partners like Takazono Corporation for medical devices and collaborations with MORITOH Co., Ltd. for rehabilitation equipment as part of ASEAN expansion plans, introduced the Temasac series of automated settlement machines for clinics with 165 units deployed in the July-December 2024 period, expanded sales of the Medilia inventory management system in the Chugoku-Shikoku area, strengthened orthopedic and cardiovascular consumables sales via new customer acquisitions, and pursued wide-area growth in nursing care transactions including additional stores in the Seto Inland Area.