|Articles|June 23, 2008

Premier Partners with SterilMed for Flexible and Rigid Endoscope Repairs

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Premier Inc. announces it has signed a three-year agreement with SterilMed, Inc. for the maintenance and repair of flexible and rigid endoscopes.

“We are eager to partner with Premier and its members to provide superior repair services,” said Brian Sullivan, SterilMed’s CEO/president. “We help our customers save money by extending the life of their medical equipment and surgical instruments. These savings can be redirected to other important investments such as indigent care and new life-saving technologies.”

SterilMed is a leading equipment repair service provider and pre-owned endoscope equipment specialist that offers both medical device reprocessing and equipment repair services. SterilMed’s facilities in Greensboro, N.C. are state-of-the-art and include repair labs for flexible and rigid endoscopes, power equipment, video cameras, and surgical instrument systems. SterilMed has one of the largest inventories of loaners in North America and is the market leader in ReBuilt™ flexible endoscopes, enabling the company to offer customers quality equipment for additional savings opportunities.

Source: Premier Inc. and SterilMed

 


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