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Alliance Renews Multi-Year Agreement for Reprocessing Services with National Healthcare Provider; Mayo Foundation Extends Agreement for 5 Years.


PHOENIX -- Alliance Medical Corporation (Alliance), a leading reprocessor of single-use medical devices (SUDs), today announced that Mayo Foundation has extended its agreement with Alliance for medical device reprocessing Reprocessing may refer to:
  • Nuclear reprocessing
  • Recycling
 services. Alliance provides its services at the Mayo Foundation's three clinic locations in Rochester, Minn.; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Scottsdale, Ariz.

The renewal of this contract extends Mayo's three-year relationship with Alliance for an additional 5 years. Alliance reprocessing programs assists multiple departments and includes such things as endo mechanical, orthopedic and cardiology cardiology

Medical specialty dealing with heart diseases and disorders. It began with the 1749 publication by Jean Baptiste de Sénac of contemporary knowledge of the heart. Diagnostic methods improved in the 19th century, and in 1905 the electrocardiograph was invented.
 devices. Alliance is the first and only reprocessing company to provide a complete collections solution to its customers. Mayo utilizes Alliance's services to improve efficiency and ensure that the medical devices are sterile and functional.

"We are proud to have Mayo as one of our customers and appreciate the opportunity to provide services to them. Our reprocessing services add value by mitigating rising supply costs without compromising the highest level of care," said John Grotting, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Alliance.

About Alliance Medical

Alliance Medical Corporation is a leading reprocessor of specific single-use medical devices (SUDs) and has safely reprocessed more than ten 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 healthcare 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
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VHA Voluntary Hospitals Association
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, 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 healthcare facilities. For more information about Alliance Medical Corporation, visit www.alliance-medical.com; or call 888.888.3433.
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