Ethox International’s P3 Pneumatic Patient Positioners are now carried by MedAssets. As one of the leading group purchasing organizations (GPOs), MedAssets partners with healthcare providers to improve their financial strength by implementing integrated spend management and revenue cycle solutions. MedAssets serves more than 125 health systems, 3,300 hospitals and 30,000 non-acute care healthcare providers in the U.S. and in Canada. The organization recently extended their list of affiliates to include Baylor Health Care System, Broward Health and Piedmont Health Services.
Ethox and MedAssets have elected to continue their long-standing relationship with a renewed contract effective April 1. In addition to the products currently on contract, the new contract includes the P3 Pneumatic Patient Positioners, the Surgi-Cuf® Standardization System and new pricing on the Surgi-Cuff SOFT® blood pressure cuffs.
Ethox International products can be purchased through MedAssets under contract # MS00067. For more information, call 1-800-521-1022 or visit www.ethoxint.com.
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