Broadlane Awards Three-Year Purchasing Agreement Covering Medical Diagnostic Equipment to Welch Allyn.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden & SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y.--(BW HealthWire)--April 25, 2002 Broadlane Inc. and Welch Allyn Welch Allyn, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is today a leading manufacturer of innovative medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices, cardiac defibrillators, patient monitoring systems, and miniature precision lamps. , Inc., a leading manufacturer of medical diagnostic equipment and patient monitoring systems, today announced that Broadlane has awarded a three-year sole-source agreement for Welch Allyn to provide medical diagnostic equipment to Broadlane's healthcare customers. The contract provides Broadlane customers with access to a wide range of Welch Allyn diagnostic instruments, including vital sign monitoring equipment such as blood pressure cuffs, sphygmomanometers and related accessories; eye, ear, nose and throat diagnostic equipment such as ophthalmoscopes and otoscopes; and laryngoscopes, handles and blades. "We are excited to be able to offer expanded services and an even greater value to our customers," according to Jim According to Jim is an American situation comedy television series originally broadcast by ABC. The show premiered with little publicity in October 2001, following the surprise hit comedy My Wife and Kids. Evans, vice president of corporate accounts for Welch Allyn. "This unique opportunity offers tremendous advantages for higher quality and more cost-effective patient care to Broadlane customers." Welch Allyn was awarded the contract as part of Broadlane's intensive contract selection process, which focuses on delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions to Broadlane's hospitals and other healthcare customers. To ensure that it selects the best products and vendors for its customers, Broadlane solicits input and direction from key end users, such as physicians and nurses, as well as hospital business leaders. Suppliers find particular value in contracting with Broadlane because of the company's strategy of involving clinical end users from the beginning of the contacting process. That means that buyers ultimately have a much deeper commitment to the contracts than is typical, and true market share is driven to the supplier. "Our customers recognize that Welch Allyn has the quality and breadth in their product line that is needed in today's healthcare environment," said Travis Johnson Travis Johnson (born April 26, 1982 in Sherman Oaks, California) is an American football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He attended Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. of Broadlane's contracting services department. "We are extremely excited about this new agreement and the value it will bring to our customers." About Broadlane Through an extensive suite of services, Broadlane delivers supply cost management services to the healthcare industry. Those services include contract coverage, clinical strategies, and data management. Among the companies that focus on managing costs within the healthcare supply chain, only Broadlane offers this full array of services. Broadlane customers include leading healthcare providers such as Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. , Tenet Healthcare Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC) is an operating company that owns and operates 57 hospitals in the United States [1]. It is based in Dallas, Texas. Its stock ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange is NYSE: THC. Corporation, 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 , Continuum Health Partners, The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, Kindred Healthcare Kindred Healthcare Incorporated (NYSE: KND) is a Fortune 500 healthcare services company located in Louisville, Kentucky. Kindred Healthcare was founded in 1985 as Vencor, Inc. , Community Health Systems, U.S. Oncology, Alliance Imaging Inc. and others. Broadlane counts among its customers more than 450 acute care hospitals and more than 1,400 sub-acute care facilities. Broadlane has offices in San Francisco and Oakland, Calif.; Cincinnati; 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. About Welch Allyn Welch Allyn, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is today a leading manufacturer of innovative medical diagnostic equipment, patient monitoring systems, and miniature precision lamps. Headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , USA, Welch Allyn employs more than 2,100 people and has numerous manufacturing, sales and distribution facilities located throughout the world. Additional information on Welch Allyn and its products may be found at www.welchallyn.com |
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