Sep. 25, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Please replace the release dated Sept. 17, 2009 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.
The corrected release reads:
HOSPITALS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO SAVE WITH NEW PREMIER AGREEMENTS FOR BULK OXYGEN
Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for bulk oxygen have been awarded to Airgas Puritan Medical of Radnor, Pa.; LifeGas, a division of Linde Gas North America, LLC of Atlanta; Air Liquide Healthcare America Corporation of Houston; and Praxair Healthcare Services Inc. of Danbury, Conn.
Effective November 1, 2009, the agreements are available to acute care and continuum of care members of the Premier healthcare alliance.
About Premier Inc., 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient
The Premier healthcare alliance is more than 2,200 U.S. hospitals and 63,000-plus other healthcare sites working together to improve healthcare quality and affordability. 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 works with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West to improve hospital performance. Premier has offices in San Diego, Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Washington. Follow Premier on Twitter.
