Healthcare Industry News: Edwards Lifesciences
News Release - January 20, 2012
Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for Perfusion Products
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)-- The Premier healthcare alliance today announced new agreements for perfusion products have been awarded to Edwards Lifesciences LLC of Irvine, Calif.; Medtronic Inc. of Fridley, Minn.; Sorin Group of Arvada, Colo.; Surge Cardiovascular, a veteran-owned business, of Richland, Mich.; and Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation of Ann Arbor, Mich.Effective February 1, 2012, the agreements are available to acute care and continuum of care members of Premier.
About the Premier healthcare alliance, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient
Premier is a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals and 80,000-plus other healthcare sites using the power of collaboration to lead the transformation to high quality, cost-effective care. Owned by hospitals, health systems and other providers, Premier maintains the nation's most comprehensive repository of clinical, financial and outcomes information and operates a leading healthcare purchasing network. A world leader in helping deliver measurable improvements in care, Premier has worked with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West to improve hospital performance. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier also has an office in Washington. http://www.premierinc.com. Stay connected with Premier on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Source: Premier Purchasing
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