Healthcare Industry News:  Premier healthcare alliance 

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 News Release - March 5, 2008

Premier Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with Agreements for Surgical and Isolation Masks

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(HSMN NewsFeed)--Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for surgical and isolation masks have been awarded to suppliers Cardinal Health of Dublin, Ohio; Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Precept Medical Products of Arden, N.C.

The 33-month agreements, effective April 1, 2008, are available to acute and continuum of care members of the Premier healthcare alliance.

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

Serving 1,700 U.S. hospitals and more than 49,000 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 and 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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