Enclothed Cognition

Medelita was recently recognized among the top 100 e-commerce retailers on the "Best Of The Web" 2016 list by Internet Retailer, an online portal to e-commerce intelligence. Other prominent names on this list include Apple Inc, Groupon Inc, Amazon.com, Alibaba, and Starbucks.

As the old platitude goes, if you want something done right, you’ve got to do it yourself. From Medelita’s initial conception, the founders made a deliberate decision not to delegate challenging business functions to an outside company. 

We have been holding this piece of news close to our chests for a while now, but we are extremely excited to announce to our customers that over the course of December, Medelita will be moving our headquarters from our current location. 

Medelita, a California-based company specializing in the production of high-performance medical apparel, has been outpacing the B2B eCommerce market in every category of growth. During the month of November Medelita saw a 25% YOY increase in online traffic and a 32% YOY increase in B2B eCommerce revenue. 

Today marks the start of a new partnership that we hope will prove to be a long-lasting and truly beneficial relationship for both companies.

We use UPS as the preferred shipping method for all of our orders, especially our international orders, for a whole list of business-related reasons that I don't need to get into.  There are, however, 3 main benefits that we enjoy when working with UPS

Pediatrician from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital-Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children recognized nationally as leader, advocate Philadelphia, Penn. & San Clemente, Cal. –April 30, 2014

A few months ago Keila Valdz Mower, a Girl Scout leader in Utah, wrote a compelling email to Medelita requesting a donation of lab coats to support a STEM Education program. Medelita enthusiastically said YES!

We are proud to offer professional women’s lab coats to AWS members.  Our new member benefit provides a discount on all Medelita products, Sanita clogs and doctor bags. This is a new relationship and we're confident that the synergies are very strong.

A few months ago Ingrid A. Carlson, MD of Mountain View Family Eye Care in Colorado Springs, CO, contacted Medelita to order scrubs to take on her Pediatric Ophthalmology Medical Mission to Grenada. We were immediately inspired by Dr. Carlson’s story, which is outlined below: “Last year while on vacation in the Caribbean I noticed a newspaper photo of Santa Claus with a child on his knee. The child was about 18 months and severely cross-eyed. The picture was supposed to look “cute”, but I knew functional blindness from amblyopia was possible. Out of simple curiosity I said to the receptionist at the hotel, “Oh, back in the states I do that kind of surgery to straighten children’s eyes. Who would this child see here?” She answered, “No one.” Again, I said, “Oh, you mean no one on this island, but surely if he went to a larger island he could see a doctor there.” She replied, “Maybe if his parents are rich they will fly him to Miami, but we have no one in the Caribbean.” Stunned, I returned home and researched this. Sure enough, I could identify no Caribbean pediatric eye surgeon. How could I let the people of these islands I loved, wait on me, clean my room, maintain my hotel grounds, drive me from place to place, and I do nothing in return? So...I sent a few letters out to some of the medical facilities in the Caribbean. Saint George’s University on Grenada responded and invited me to come. I am told we will be the first pediatric eye surgeons on this island in over ten years.” We were so thrilled to be able to contribute what we could for the Mission, and we sent Dr. Carlson a scrub top embroidered with her Mission’s logo. Recently she returned from the trip reporting that her team saw over one hundred children in clinic, and were able to perform “life-changing surgery” on many. She sent us the stories of a couple of her patients in Grenada with pictures included, which we have scanned and posted below (click to enlarge). Medelita would like to congratulate Dr. Carlson and her team for their incredible work improving the lives of those who might otherwise never have this opportunity. Keep up the good work! If you or your group is involved in volunteer work, please tell us about it and we’ll post your story here.