CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Premier healthcare alliance has announced that new agreements for ophthalmology products have been awarded to Ambler Surgical LLC of Exton, Pa., a small business enterprise; Angiotech of Reading, Pa.; Anodyne Surgical of O Fallon, Mo.; Bausch & Lomb Incorporated of Aliso Viejo, Calif.; Beaver-Visitec International Inc. of Waltham, Mass.; and Strategic Business Holdings Inc. of Lake Forest, Calif., a small business enterprise.
Effective July 1, 2011, the agreements are available to acute care and continuum of care members of Premier.
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