Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with Premier Brachytherapy Seeds Agreements.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, announced new agreements for brachytherapy seeds have been awarded to Best Medical International Inc., a minority business enterprise, of Springfield, Va.; North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Scientific Inc. of Chatsworth, Calif.; and Oncura of Arlington Heights Arlington Heights, village (1990 pop. 75,460), Cook county, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; founded 1836, inc. 1887. Its manufactures include machinery, drugs and medical equipment, and metal fabrication. Arlington Park racetrack is there. , Ill. These new 36-month agreements, effective August 1, 2007, offer discounted pricing for brachytherapy supplies including iodine 125 seeds and palladium 103 seeds to acute-care and continuum-of-care members of the Premier alliance. About Premier, 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is given by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. Through the actions of the National Productivity Advisory Committee chaired by Jack Grayson, it was established by the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality recipient Serving 1,700 hospitals and more than 45,000 other healthcare sites, Premier is the largest healthcare alliance in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. dedicated to improving patient outcomes while safely reducing the cost of care. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, Premier operates the nation's largest healthcare purchasing network, the most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information and one of the largest policy-holder owned, hospital professional liability risk-retention groups in healthcare. 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. , Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C. and Washington. For more information, visit www.premierinc.com. |
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