CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Premier healthcare alliance today announced new agreements for sterilization were awarded to the following companies.
Agreements for automated endoscopic repressors, EtO and steam sterilizers, gas plasma sterilization, and washers and decontaminators were awarded to:
- Steris Corporation of Mentor, Ohio.
Agreements for automated endoscopic repressors and gas plasma sterilization were awarded to:
- Advanced Sterilization Products of Irvine, Calif.
Agreements for steam sterilizers, and washers and decontaminators were awarded to:
- Belimed Inc. of Charleston, S.C.; and
- Getinge USA Inc. of Rochester, N.Y.
Agreements for endoscopic repressors were awarded to:
- Minntech Corporation of Minneapolis.
Agreements for washers and decontaminators were awarded to:
- Midbrook Medical of Jackson, Mich., a minority-owned business.
Effective March 1, 2012, the agreements are available to acute care and continuum of care members of Premier.
About the Premier healthcare alliance, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient
Premier is a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals and 81,000-plus other healthcare sites using the power of collaboration to lead the transformation to high quality, cost-effective care. Owned by hospitals, health systems and other providers, Premier maintains the nation's most comprehensive repository of clinical, financial and outcomes information and operates a leading healthcare purchasing network. A world leader in helping deliver measurable improvements in care, Premier has worked with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West to improve hospital performance. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier also has an office in Washington. http://www.premierinc.com. Stay connected with Premier on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.