Alliance Medical Selected by Cooperative Services of Florida for Medical Device Reprocessing.PHOENIX -- Alliance Medical Corporation (Alliance), a leading reprocessor of single-use devices (SUDs), today announced the signing of a two year agreement with Cooperative Services of Florida (CSF Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis Definition Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a laboratory test to examine a sample of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. ), a leading health care purchasing group in Florida. It is projected that the agreement will save CSF half-a-million dollars through non-labor, supply-cost reductions over the term of the new agreement. Under the agreement, CSF's health care facilities will have access to Alliance's full compliment of reprocessing Reprocessing may refer to:
"Cooperative Services of Florida meticulously selected Alliance Medical as our sole source for reprocessing services," said Bill Tousey, vice president of Cooperative Services of Florida. "Alliance's exceptional quality system, demonstrated patient safety record, and ability to provide our members with substantial supply-cost savings were leading factors in our decision-making process. This initiative directly translates into money our hospitals can utilize to maintain and enhance patient care while reducing unnecessary medical products." Reprocessing, regulated by the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. , allows SUDs to be cleaned, checked to verify functional integrity, and sterilized ster·il·ize tr.v. ster·il·ized, ster·il·iz·ing, ster·il·iz·es 1. To make free from live bacteria or other microorganisms. 2. according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. all of the regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. currently applicable to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Alliance has safely reprocessed over 12 million SUDs, translating to savings of over $150 million for hospitals and patients across the country. The savings health care facilities achieve as a result can be used for vital patient services, new medical technology and nursing salaries, all of which lead to improved patient care. Reprocessing, an effective form of recycling, also helps to reduce unnecessary use of landfills. Reprocessing by Alliance has eliminated at least hundreds of tons from U.S. landfills. "By selecting Alliance Medical, CSF joins thousands of other top hospital centers across the country in their effort to drive supply-chain efficiency through reprocessing," said Arthur Goodrich, vice president Business Development of Alliance Medical Corporation. "As the leader in health care reprocessing, we are honored to renew CSF to our list of prestigious customers who understand that cost savings can be done without compromising patients or unnecessarily adding to our landfills." About Alliance Medical Alliance Medical Corporation is a leading reprocessor of specific single-use medical devices (SUDs) and has safely reprocessed more than 12 million SUDs, saving hospitals and surgery centers in excess of $150 million. Alliance goes beyond providing technically superior medical device reprocessing services to deliver guaranteed maximum supply-cost savings to leading health care organizations. Alliance is differentiated by our unwavering partnership commitment, clinical implementation expertise and dedicated field associates which together ensure that we exceed our partner's goals and expectations. The Company's services focus on reducing supply costs of hospitals and surgery centers suffering from shrinking reimbursements and increasing costs. Alliance has agreements with leading national group purchasing organizations A group purchasing organization is an entity that leverages the purchasing power of a group of businesses to obtain discounts from vendors based on the collective buying power of the GPO members. Many GPOs are funded by administrative fees that are actually paid by the vendors. , alliances and supply chain service firms, including VHA VHA Veterans Health Administration VHA Variable Housing Allowance VHA Villages Homeowners Association VHA Voluntary Hospitals Association VHA Virtual Home Agent VHA Very High Altitude VHA Vapor Hazard Area VHA Vermont Holstein-Friesian Association , HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG HPG human pituitary gonadotropin. ), Broadlane and University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC UHC UnitedHealthcare UHC United Health Care UHC University Hospitals of Cleveland UHC United Hitech Corporation UHC Udvar-Hazy Center (National Air and Space Museum) UHC University Health/System Consortium UHC Unburned Hydrocarbons ), as well as a number of nationally recognized hospital integrated delivery networks, including Banner Health Banner Health is a non profit health system based in Phoenix, Arizona. The health system is one of the largest employer’s in the state - employing over 27,000 employees. and Henry Ford Health System that collectively represent more than 4,000 health care facilities. For more information about Alliance Medical Corporation, visit www.alliance-medical.com; or call 888.888.3433. About Cooperative Services of Florida Cooperative Services of Florida enables members the opportunity to actively participate in and secure quality low cost supplies, equipment and services through regionally leveraged contracting events. For more information please visit the website www.csofl.com. |
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