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Deliver with precision, compliance & speed: Shipping built for healthcare logistics

From clinical trial kits and biologics to med-device exports and patient-home equipment, our shipping solutions support the varied, regulated demands of healthcare supply chains.

The Healthcare Logistics Challenge

Healthcare organizations face a unique intersection of speed, cost, risk and regulatory complexity.
  • Time- and temperature-sensitive shipments. Biologics, diagnostics, clinical-trial materials, etc. must arrive intact and on schedule.
  • Stringent regulatory requirements across the supply chain: Good Distribution Practice (GDP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), chain of custody, controlled-substances shipping, HIPAA for data, import/export documentation.
  • A diverse mix of shipments: large med-device crates or LTL pallets, small parcel shipments to patients or home-health, international freight, returns and servicing of equipment.
  • Multi-carrier, multi-location operations that span hospital systems, laboratories, clinical sites, and home offices, each with different service level demands.
  • The cost of error is high: delayed or compromised shipments can cost millions in trial delays, regulatory fines, product recalls or damaged reputation.

How ConnectShip Helps Healthcare Shippers

At ConnectShip, we empower healthcare logistics teams with a shipping solution that is built to handle complexity, not just volume.
  • Carrier-agnostic, global network: Whether you're shipping LTL pallets of med-device components, cross-border biologics, or patient-home kits, you get the flexibility to choose the right carrier, service level and region.
  • Compliance-ready workflows: From label/document generation, customs paperwork, to chain-of-custody tracking and audit-ready data, we enable workflows that support regulated shipping environments.
  • Temperature/fragile/critical-care support: Routes and services can be configured to handle time- and temperature-sensitive shipments, hazardous materials, specialized deliveries.
  • Integration-friendly platform: ConnectShip integrates with your ERP/WMS, whether you operate in the cloud or maintain on-premise systems — giving you one consistent shipping platform across multiple locations.
  • Enterprise scale with mid-market accessibility: While we serve high-volume, globally-distributed operations, our architecture also supports emerging healthcare shippers looking for more advanced capabilities.
  • Visibility & audit-trail: Tracking, reporting, analytics, and documentation across all shipments make it easier to demonstrate compliance, optimize cost and reduce risk.

Key Features & Benefits for Healthcare

Speed & reliability
Handle everything from home-health parcel shipments to large-scale institutional freight with consistent throughput and carrier flexibility.
Compliance & Risk Mitigation
Enable support for regulatory requirements such as GDP, GMP, and HIPAA by integrating with carriers and workflows designed for sensitive healthcare shipments.
Facilitate full audit trails, accurate labeling and documentation for international shipping, and optional tracking of temperature or hazardous conditions through supported carrier components.
Operational Efficiency & Cost Control
Rate shop across carriers, consolidate contracts across locations, reduce manual label/document generation and errors.
Minimize re-shipments, damaged product, or regulatory non-compliance costs.
Visibility & Scalability
Gain a centralized view of shipments across every site, region and carrier. Scale from dozens of shipments to tens of thousands without sacrificing control or compliance.
Real-time Status, Alerts, Exception Hndling, and Advanced Reporting.
Flexibility Across Use-Cases
Support med-device OEMs shipping large equipment; biotech firms shipping temperature-controlled biologics; diagnostics companies shipping kits to clinical sites; home-health or D2C medical devices shipping to patients.

Why choose ConnectShip for Healthcare

  • We have decades of experience enabling regulated-industry shippers, so we understand what you can't compromise (compliance, integrity, visibility).
  • Carrier-agnostic platform: We enable your choice of carriers rather than competing with them. We support and maintain your carrier ecosystem.
  • Proven integrations with major ERP/WMS systems and support for both cloud and on-premise environments.
  • Robust architecture with high uptime, secure data handling, audit-ready logs and enterprise-grade performance.
  • Our dedicated focus on shipping enables you to keep your logistics operations running while you stay focused on patient outcomes and regulated-product integrity.

Healthcare Verticals We Support

  • Med-Device OEMs: Crates, pallets, LTL/TL, international shipping of equipment and spares.
  • Biotech & Pharma CDMOs: Support for time and temperature-sensitive shipments, global import/export, and logistics for clinical-trial materials.
  • Diagnostics & Clinical Labs: Kit distribution, sample returns, and shipments to and from hospital systems.
  • Home-health & D2C Medical Devices: Residential delivery coordination, scheduling, and returns management.
  • Clinical Trial Supply Chain: Enable multi-leg logistics, support chain of custody workflows, and provide visibility to trial sites and pharmacies through integrated carrier data.


Get Started / Next Steps

Ready to streamline your healthcare shipping operations?

  • Schedule a demo
  • Contact us to discuss your specific scenario: global biologics, med-device distribution, patient-home delivery or anything in between.
Attention Resellers and Systems Integrators

Are you someone who expertly matches retail clients with the appropriate warehouse and logistics systems? Contact us to find out how our shipping solutions integrate with ERP, WMS, OMS, TMS, POS, and other business systems. Let ConnectShip help you help your clients.




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