Broadlane Adds Wuesthoff Health Systems to Expanding Customer Base.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2001 Broadlane Inc., a leader in providing supply chain management services to the healthcare industry, announced today that Wuesthoff Health Systems, a not-for-profit healthcare provider, has signed a three-year definitive agreement to become a Broadlane customer. The agreement calls for Wuesthoff Health Systems to take advantage of contracting services offered through Broadlane Focus(TM), widely regarded as the industry's most compliant contracting program of its kind. "Our decision to utilize Broadlane is based not only on an opportunity for substantial savings but also on Broadlane's market leading report compliance and monitoring functions," said George Fayer, chief financial officer, Wuesthoff Health Systems. "We're looking forward to Broadlane bringing its extensive experience to bear on our supply chain costs." Wuesthoff Health Systems comprises Wuesthoff Hospital, a 295-bed acute care hospital; Wuesthoff Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , a network of affiliates providing hospice, homecare, fitness, home medical equipment, skilled nursing care and assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. services to the community; and Wuesthoff Health Systems Foundation, a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. created solely to provide funds to enhance and expand the services of Wuesthoff Hospital and other Wuesthoff affiliates. The mission of Wuesthoff Health Systems is to provide quality, comprehensive and accessible healthcare services in a cost-effective manner to the residents of the communities it serves. The system is located in Brevard County which is in East Central Florida. "We bring the same supply chain expertise and experience to Wuesthoff Health Systems that we have successfully leveraged to save millions of dollars for some of the largest for-profit and not-for-profit players in healthcare," said Steve Pfeil of Broadlane's healthcare systems and corporate sales group. "Our proactive efforts to drive costs out of the supply chain and our proven experience were key differentiators in helping Wuesthoff leadership make the decision to join Broadlane." About Broadlane Through an extensive suite of services, Broadlane delivers comprehensive supply chain management services to the healthcare industry. Those services include contract management, procurement strategy consulting, materials management outsourcing, and technology services. Among the companies that focus on improving efficiencies within the healthcare supply chain, only Broadlane offers this full array of services. Broadlane customers include leading healthcare providers such as Kaiser Permanente, Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :THC THC tetrahydrocannabinol. THC n. Tetrahydrocannabinol; a compound that is obtained from cannabis or is made synthetically; it is the primary intoxicant in marijuana and hashish. ), Universal Health Services Universal Health Services, Inc. NYSE: UHS is a Fortune 500 company based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. This company is one of the nation's largest health care management companies, operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers (NYSE:UHS UHS University Health Services UHS Universal Hint System (gamingy) UHS University High School UHS Urbana High School UHS University High School (Australia) UHS Union High School ), Continuum Health Partners, Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH CYH Check Your Head (youth driven organization in Canada) CYH Consider Yourself Hugged ), U.S. Oncology (NasdaqNM:USON), IASIS Healthcare, MedCath Inc. (NasdaqNM:MDTH) and others. Broadlane counts among its customers more than 300 acute care hospitals and more than 1400 sub-acute care facilities. Broadlane has offices in San Francisco and Oakland, Calif.; Dallas; and New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . For more information visit www.broadlane.com. |
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