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 News Release - May 9, 2008

Hospitals, Healthcare Systems to Save with Premier New Pain Management, Local Anesthetic Agreements

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(HSMN NewsFeed)--Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for pain management – local anesthetic have been awarded to Curlin Medical Inc. of Huntington Beach, Calif.; I-Flow Corporation of Lake Forest, Calif.; MPS Acacia of Brea, Calif.; and Stryker of Kalamazoo, Mich.

The 36-month agreements, effective March 1, 2008, are available to both acute-care and continuum-of-care markets.

About Premier Inc., 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient

Serving more than 2,000 U.S. hospitals and 50,000 other healthcare sites, the Premier healthcare alliance and its members are transforming healthcare together. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, Premier operates one of the leading healthcare purchasing networks and the nation's most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information. A subsidiary operates one of the nation's largest policy-holder owned, hospital professional liability risk-retention groups. A world leader in helping healthcare providers deliver dramatic improvements in care, Premier is working with the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to improve hospital performance. Headquartered in San Diego, Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Washington. For more information, visit www.premierinc.com.


Source: Premier Purchasing

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