Hospitals, Healthcare Systems to Save with Premier New Arthroscopy Waste Fluid Management Agreements

Business Wire, April 8, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced that Aspen Surgical Products Inc. of Caledonia, Mich., and ConMed Linvatec of Largo, Fla., have been awarded agreements for arthroscopy fluid waste management, a new surgical services product category.

The 36-month agreements, available to both acute-care and continuum-of-care markets, were effective March 1, 2008.

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Serving 1,700 U.S. hospitals and more than 49,000 other healthcare sites, the Premier healthcare alliance and its members are transforming healthcare together. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, Premier operates one of the leading healthcare purchasing networks and the nation's most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information. A subsidiary operates one of the nation's largest policy-holder owned, hospital professional liability risk-retention groups. A world leader in helping healthcare providers deliver dramatic improvements in care, Premier is working with the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to improve hospital performance. Headquartered in San Diego, Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia, and Washington. For more information, visit www.premierinc.com.