Cape Medical Supply History

1977 - Mark & Nancy Sheehan found Cape Medical Supply (CMS) out of their rented home in Mashpee

1980 – Mark Sheehan is honored by The Bourne-Sandwich Chamber of Commerce as Business Owner of the Year

1982 – The company rents a storage unit and adds hospital equipment and healthcare supplies to their full line of respiratory care products and services

1983 – CMS opens first retail store in Canterbury Plaza in Sandwich

1985 - 1989 – CMS Hires six new staff members who all remain with the company today

1986 – CMS opens a new larger location in Canterbury Plaza.

1988 – CMS purchases its first computer

1992 – CMS moves to current HQ in the Sandwich Industrial Park

1994 – CMS opens an additional location at the Cape Cod Mall

1995 – The Sandwich headquarters adds more space including a second floor

1996-1999 - Five more staff members are hired who remain with the company today

2000 – There are 25 staff members

2005 – CMS acquires Cape & Islands Oxygen and the Personal Care Center from Cape Cod Healthcare

2006 – The Hyannis uniform division is sold. Owners Mark and Nancy Sheehan retire and their oldest son Gary Sheehan becomes President and CEO; CMS acquires Helpful Home Medical in Plymouth

2007 – The Sheehan’s second son, Michael Sheehan, joins the company’s financial division. CMS opens a new location adjacent to Falmouth Hospital

2008 – CMS is honored as the business of the year for their Philanthropic initiatives in the region. A complete renovation and expansion of the Sandwich HQ is completed which more than triples the size of the original space occupied when it opened in 1992

2009 – CMS voted first runner up for the Best Home Medical Equipment Company in the United States. Member of The Year by the New England Medical Equipment Dealers. A new store is opened in Hyannis. Company honored by the Sandwich Chamber of Commerce and SCORE as the Small Business of the Year