Premier signs agreements for disposable protective apparel
21 Dec '09
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Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, announced new agreements for disposable non-sterile protective apparel have been awarded to AllCare Inc. of Bartlett, Ill., a minority business enterprise; Cardinal Health of Waukegan, Ill.; and Medline Industries Inc. of Mundelein, Ill.
Effective December 1, 2009, the agreements are available to acute care and continuum of care members of the Premier healthcare alliance.
The Premier healthcare alliance is more than 2,100 U.S. hospitals and 63,000-plus other healthcare sites working together to improve healthcare quality and affordability. 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 works 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 offices in San Diego, Philadelphia and Washington.