Hospitals and Other Healthcare Providers to Save with Premier Bedside Procedure Tray Agreements.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for bedside procedure trays and needles have been awarded to Cardinal Health <includeonly></includeonly> Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) is a premier, global healthcare company dedicated to making healthcare safer and more productive. Overview Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. Medical Products and Services of McGaw Park, Ill., and Tyco Healthcare Tyco Healthcare was the former healthcare division of Tyco International Ltd. On June 29, 2007 it became a wholly independent publicly traded company named Covidien Ltd. Kendall of Mansfield, Mass. The new portfolio combines several former contracting categories: lumbar puncture lumbar puncture: see spinal puncture. trays, bone marrow biopsy Bone marrow biopsy A procedure in which cellular material is removed from the pelvis or breastbone and examined under a microscope to look for the presence of abnormal blood cells characteristic of specific forms of leukemia and lymphoma. trays, procedure trays and procedure needles. These 36-month agreements, effective February 1, 2007, offer improved pricing 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 42,000 other healthcare sites, Premier Inc. is the largest healthcare alliance in the United States 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, Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C. and Washington. For more information, visit www.premierinc.com. |
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