Excela Health Chooses Premier as its Performance Improvement Partner.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After a comprehensive review of organizations providing group purchasing and supply Purchasing and Supply can have several different definitions. According to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) [1], purchasing is defined as a major function of an organization that is responsible for acquisition of required materials, services, and equipment. chain services, Excela Health, a non-profit healthcare enterprise serving Western Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvania consists of the western third of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. Pittsburgh is the largest city in the region, with a metropolitan area of about 2.4 million people, and is the cultural center for Western Pennsylvania. , has selected the Premier alliance of 1,500 not-for-profit hospitals. "We evaluated a number of 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. and found that Premier provides the right mix of value and services to support our supply chain needs," said Gary Metcalfe, Vice President, Supply Chain Management of Excela Health. "Premier offers leading prices on a comprehensive purchasing portfolio but we were especially impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: by Premier's strategic approach to total spend management and the advanced technology Premier has developed." Premier will provide Excela Health with market-leading group contracts, including national, regional, and local contracting options, as well as support from a regional team, supply chain automation tools and access to supply chain benchmarking and performance improvement resources. "Excela Health is one of the nation's leading healthcare providers, and we are pleased that they have chosen Premier," said Richard Norling, president and chief executive officer of Premier. "Excela Health is committed to achieving high levels of quality and efficiency and we look forward to helping them achieve those objectives." About Excela Health Excela Health, a Western Pennsylvania not-for-profit healthcare organization, was formed through the merger of Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland Regional Hospitals. The new governing board Noun 1. governing board - a board that manages the affairs of an institution board - a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members" and leadership are committed to the integration goals of enhancing the quality of care, obtaining greater cost efficiencies, advancing new technologies, and preserving local governance Governance makes decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems. . Excela Health serves a population of about 420,000 across three counties. The partnership employs more than 3,700, and reports combined assets of $400 million. About Premier, Inc. Premier, Inc., is a healthcare alliance entirely owned by more than 200 of the nation's leading hospital and healthcare systems. These systems operate or are affiliated with nearly 1,500 hospital facilities and hundreds of other healthcare sites. Premier provides an array of resources supporting health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract delivery including group purchasing for more than $21 billion annually in supplies and equipment. Other resources offered by Premier are supply chain and clinical performance improvement services and insurance programs. Headquartered in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CA, Premier has offices in Chicago, IL; Charlotte, NC; and Washington, DC. |
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