HIDA SHE 2026
By Buzzbox Media · Last reviewed August 3, 2026
What is HIDA SHE?
The only conference dedicated to healthcare distribution supply chain partnerships. If you manufacture medical supplies and need to find or expand distribution channels, HIDA Streamlining is where you meet distributors, GPOs, and IDN supply chain leaders in structured business exchange format. 270+ exhibitors and 750+ decision-makers with 85%+ purchasing authority.
What are the key facts about HIDA SHE?
- Host organization: Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA)
- Primary specialty: healthcare supply chain
- Scale: small
- Geography: US
- International attendance: ~5%
- See all Healthcare Supply Chain conferences
Which device categories fit HIDA SHE?
Which buyer stages does HIDA SHE fit?
What does HIDA SHE charge for booth space?
Cost not published
Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) does not publish booth pricing for HIDA SHE that we can link to, so we do not list a figure here. We would rather show nothing than an estimate you cannot check. Ask them directly on the HIDA SHE exhibitor page ↗.
Planning the HIDA SHE booth itself? Read our guide to medical conference booth design for booth types, union labor rules, and the corner upgrade.
Who attends HIDA SHE?
750+ decision-makers and executives from distributors, manufacturers, GPOs, IDNs, and government/tech organizations. 270+ exhibiting companies. 99% of 2024 attendees planned to return. HIDA reaches 17,000 healthcare executives via its communications. The Reverse Expo format allows exhibitors to meet directly with distributors and health systems.
- Purchasing authority: ~85% of attendees
- Effective buyers: ~638
- International attendance: ~5%
Where is HIDA SHE held?
- Venue: Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Management company: HIDA (in-house)
- Product theater: Not available
Who else exhibits at HIDA SHE?
Approximately 270+ exhibitors typically attend HIDA SHE. Your competitors are here.
Is HIDA SHE worth exhibiting?
Why Exhibit
The only conference dedicated to healthcare distribution supply chain partnerships. If you manufacture medical supplies and need to find or expand distribution channels, HIDA Streamlining is where you meet distributors, GPOs, and IDN supply chain leaders in structured business exchange format. 270+ exhibitors and 750+ decision-makers with 85%+ purchasing authority.
Why Skip
Small audience (750). If you already have established distribution relationships, the incremental value is limited. Not a clinical conference: no physicians or end-user clinicians attend. The buyer is the supply chain, not the doctor.
What should exhibitors know before HIDA SHE?
HIDA Streamlining is a business matchmaking event, not a clinical show. The Reverse Expo is the unique feature. Distributors and health systems set up and manufacturers walk through. This inverts the typical trade show dynamic. The standard package including 3 full registrations, meeting pod access, and attendee list is unusually comprehensive for a show this size. Chicago O'Hare Hyatt is convenient but not glamorous.
What is the Buzzbox Score for HIDA SHE?
8.7 / 10 (Excellent)
8.7 out of 10. A top-tier show worth a serious line item. Carried by editorial value (8.6: solid exhibitor rationale, honest "who should skip" guidance, and the flagship / largest show in its niche). The lightest dimension is exhibitor experience (7.3, society-run exhibits (in-house)). The only conference dedicated to healthcare distribution supply chain partnerships.
How we score
Six weighted factors, each scored on a 0 to 100 rubric then normalized to a 7.0 to 10.0 band. Every show on this list cleared a relevance bar to be included, so 7.0 is the floor; the number tells you how far the leaders pull ahead. A factor we cannot source is left unscored rather than estimated, and the overall score above was set before any figure behind it was withdrawn.
Strong (8.5): 85% purchasing authority among attendees and crowded exhibit hall (low attendee-to-exhibitor ratio).
Not scored on cost: this organizer publishes no booth price we can link to.
Strong (8.3): exhibitor prospectus available, and exhibitor count disclosed.
Solid (7.3): society-run exhibits (in-house) and non-union venue (simpler, cheaper move-in).
Strong (8.6): solid exhibitor rationale, honest "who should skip" guidance, and the flagship / largest show in its niche.
Solid (7.4): small footprint and ~270 exhibitors.
When are the HIDA SHE exhibitor deadlines?
Detailed deadlines not yet published for HIDA SHE. Check the official site for the application window.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a booth cost at HIDA SHE?
HIDA SHE does not publish booth pricing we can link to, so we do not list a cost for this show. Rather than estimate one, we point you at the organizer's exhibitor page to request current rates directly.
How many people attend HIDA SHE?
HIDA SHE draws approximately 750 attendees. 750+ decision-makers and executives from distributors, manufacturers, GPOs, IDNs, and government/tech organizations. 270+ exhibiting companies. 99% of 2024 attendees planned to return. HIDA reaches 17,000 healthcare executives via its communications. The Reverse Expo format allows exhibitors to meet directly with distributors and health systems.
When and where is HIDA SHE 2026?
HIDA SHE 2026 takes place September 22-24, 2026. The venue is Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago, Chicago, IL. Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) hosts the meeting.
How many HIDA SHE attendees have purchasing authority?
About 85% of HIDA SHE attendees hold purchasing authority, which works out to roughly 638 effective buyers out of approximately 750 attendees. Effective buyers multiplies total attendance by the share of attendees who hold purchasing authority. Both inputs are estimates drawn from organizer reporting and our own exhibitor research, so read the figure as directional rather than exact.
Who exhibits at HIDA SHE?
Approximately 270+ exhibitors typically attend HIDA SHE. The device categories that fit this floor are medical supplies, ppe, diagnostics, capital equipment, distribution technology, and inventory management.
How does Buzzbox Media score HIDA SHE?
HIDA SHE carries a Buzzbox Score of 8.7 out of 10 (Excellent), with one caveat on this record: cost efficiency is not scored, because Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) publishes no booth price we can link to, and the overall score was set before that figure was withdrawn. The factors still scored are audience quality, data transparency, exhibitor experience, editorial value, and growth trajectory. Each factor is scored on a 0 to 100 rubric then normalized to a 7.0 to 10.0 band, and every conference in our index cleared a relevance bar to be listed, so 7.0 is the floor. On this record the highest is editorial value at 8.6 and the lowest is exhibitor experience at 7.3.