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Hospitals Revive Budgets and Shift Purchasing Priorities

Hospital executives are planning for budget increases during the next five years and are prioritizing strategic initiatives that had previously been on hold due to economic constraints. Healthcare insurance reform is also causing hospital management to reevaluate how they ...More

February 15, 2011

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Hospitals to Benefit from New Premier Agreement for Surgical and Isolation Masks

Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for surgical and isolation masks have been awarded to 3M Company of Saint Paul, Minn.; AMD-Ritmed Inc. of Tonawanda, N.Y., a small business enterprise; Cardinal Health of Waukegan, Ill.; Kimberly-Clark of ...More

December 21, 2010

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

New TIDI Glove Products Added to Novation Contract

TIDI Products LLC, a manufacturer of single-use infection prevention products for medical and dental markets, has added three new gloves to its Novation LLC contract. The gloves include the 18 mil P2® HiRisk™ Latex Exam Gloves, 15 mil P2® SafetyPlus™ Latex Exam Gloves, and ...More

December 7, 2010

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SPSmedical Awarded Sterilization Assurance Agreement with Premier

SPSmedical Supply Corp. announces it has signed a multi-year agreement for its sterilization assurance products with Premier Purchasing Partners, the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance. Effective Oct. 1, 2010, Premier’s 2,400-plus member hospitals and ...More

November 2, 2010

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

Surgery Dynamics Awarded Premier Contract for Protective Eyewear

Surgery Dynamics, Inc. announces the signing of a three-year national agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners, the group purchasing unit of Premier, Inc. for protective eyewear. The Premier agreement for these eyeshields is available to the surgical staff to the more ...More

November 2, 2010

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

B. Braun Wins Third Consecutive Safety IV Catheters Contract Award from Premier, Inc.

B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) announces its latest contract with Premier Purchasing Partners, the group purchasing unit of Premier, Inc., which will provide Premier’s members – a network of approximately 2,400 U.S. hospitals and 70,000 other healthcare facilities – with ...More

October 20, 2010

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Kimberly Clark and NOVAPLUS Help Providers Prepare For the Next Pandemic Through Sourcing Event

Novation, a healthcare industry supply contracting company, announces that NOVAPLUS® and Kimberly-Clark Health Care are hosting a sourcing event for products providers need in the event of a pandemic. The members of VHA, University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) and Provista ...More

September 10, 2010

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

Ascent Inks Deal with Major Hospital Supply Network

Ascent, a leader in delivering healthcare resource sustainability, has been awarded a three-year, single-source agreement with Upper Midwest Consolidated Service Center (UMCSC), a supply network of VHA member hospitals in the Midwest. ...More

July 19, 2010

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VHA Recognizes Hospitals for Efforts to Reduce MRSA Infections and Improve Patient Care

VHA Inc. recently recognized 13 hospitals in its Central Atlantic region for their efforts to improve patient care and reduce the incidence of hospital-acquired infections, specifically methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, which are difficult and ...More

April 8, 2010

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Price of Key Materials Used in Healthcare Products Expected to Rise as Credit Crisis Eases

To help its 2,300 not-for-profit hospital members better estimate supply cost inflation during their budget processes, the Premier healthcare alliance has released the March edition of its semiannual Economic Outlook analysis.According to insights from raw materials experts ...More

April 8, 2010

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