Premier, Inc.

Charlotte, NC United States

 

Company Description

Collective buying power is the premise behind Premier. The group purchasing organization (GPO) is an alliance of more than 2,400 US hospitals and some 70,000 other health care sites. Premier -- which is owned by a group of about 200 not-for-profit hospitals -- works to negotiate lower-cost contracts for medical supplies by contracting with hundreds of suppliers nationally for everything from pacemakers and catheters to furniture and food service equipment. Premier serves facilities of all sizes, from the smallest rural hospital to huge academic medical centers and its group purchasing power represents more than $30 billion each year.