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Doral-based MD International, Inc. has been honored
with the coveted President’s “E” Award for excellence in
exporting.
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Pictured above holding the Presidential “E”
Award are (l-r) Congressman Lincoln Diaz Balart,
John McCartney, director of the U.S. Export
Assistance Center, German Leiva, president
of the Miami Free Trade Zone, MD International
CEO Al Merritt, recipient of the award, and
Linda Santucci, international trade specialist
for the U.S. Export Assistance Center.
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The “E” Award, created by executive order of
President John F. Kennedy in 1961, is bestowed on United States
companies in recognition of their outstanding success in exporting and
expanding trade. Over the last four decades, it has come to symbolize
the finest in U.S. commerce and has served as a reminder of the
importance and value of participating in the global marketplace.
MD International, 11300 N.W. 41st Street, is the
exclusive representative of more than 20 major U.S. medical equipment
manufacturers in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company has
specialized in marketing and selling medical equipment in this region
for 13 years, and has succeeded in establishing long-term
relationships with distributors, hospitals and leading healthcare
institutions in every country in the region.
MD International’s business units cover specialties
in the areas of general medicine, ENT, obstetrics-gynecology,
ophthalmology, physical therapy, cardiology, surgery, critical care,
anesthesiology and imaging.
Through a large distributor network, MD International
provides local after-sale technical service, support and installation.
MD established a projects division in 1997, which
provides medical facilities, equipment planning, hospital interior
design, project management and procurement services. It has also
designed turnkey pre-manufactured ambulatory clinics, which are
shipped into a country and assembled locally. This ingenious
healthcare solution, implemented at a very low cost, can be put into
service quickly, utilizing the latest medical architectural design and
medical technology.
US Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart presented the “E”
Award on behalf of President Clinton to Al Merritt, founder and CEO of
MD International, at a ceremony at the company headquarters. Also in
attendance was Robert LaRussa, undersecretary for international trade.
In his letter to MD International notifying company
officials of the award, Secretary of Commerce William Daley commended
the company for its remarkable growth in just over a decade of
existence through a solid export initiative and an impressive
understanding of the intricacies of marketing in Latin America.
“You have not only cultivated an impressive network
of foreign dealers, but you have also facilitated expansion for
American manufacturers of medical equipment and supplies,” said
Daley. “MD International’s methods and performance are
instructional to any exporting firm and worthy of special recognition.”
“It is gratifying to receive this coveted award on
behalf of U.S. manufacturers we represent and, most importantly, for
the dedicated and extraordinarily talented team at MD,” said
Merritt.
MD International’s headquarters include a
state-of-the-art showroom, technical service and warehousing
facilities. The company has sales offices in Buenos Aires, Argentina;
Porto Alegre, Brazil; Santiago de Chile, Chile; Bogota, Colombia;
Panama City, Panama; Lima, Peru; Guayaquil Ecuador; Mexico City,
Mexico; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
For more information, please call 305-669-9003.
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