HUDSON, N.H., March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Atrium Medical Corporation continues to build on its longstanding relationship with Premier Purchasing Partners LLP. (San Diego, CA) with its most recent receipt and awarding of a multi year dual source agreement for Thoracic Drainage Products. Atrium has long been recognized by Premier hospitals as a preferred choice for these critical care devices and this recent award now includes the company’s latest technology developments for new mobile drainage options-the Mini Express(TM) 500-and the Pneumostat(TM), in addition to the company’s full traditional product range. These new innovative state-of-the-art technologies encourage faster patient recovery and post operative hospital discharge.
The entire Atrium Medical Corporation Thoracic Drainage product line is now available to all Premier, Inc., group purchasing organization hospitals throughout the country under this new agreement which was effective March 1, 2006.
About Atrium
Atrium Medical Corporation of Hudson, New Hampshire is a fast growing US based healthcare company that manufactures over two million sterile medical products each year which are distributed worldwide. Atrium’s vast expertise in developing medical device technologies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease has brought a number of breakthrough advances in several diversified healthcare markets including interventional cardiology, chest trauma care and thoracic drainage, vascular surgery and state-of-the-art hernia and soft tissue repair. Maintaining a commitment to our ISO Quality Standards and medical device innovation, biomaterial discovery programs and strategic partnerships with leading edge pharmaceutical firms, Atrium will continue to excel in many unmet clinical areas requiring surgical intervention. For more information, call 800-370-7899 or visit http://www.atriummed.com .
About Premier, Inc.
Premier, Inc. helps hospitals accelerate performance on both clinical outcomes and supply chain costs. Premier is a healthcare alliance entirely owned by more than 200 of the nation’s leading not-for-profit hospital and healthcare systems. These organizations operate or are affiliated with nearly 1,500 hospitals and more than 37,000 other healthcare sites. Premier Purchasing Partners provides an array of services supporting health services delivery including group purchasing totaling more than $25 billion annually in supplies and equipment purchasing, as well as supply chain and clinical performance improvement services. Premier Healthcare Informatics offers performance measurement, benchmarking, and reporting products and advisory services supporting quality improvement. Premier Insurance Management Services helps hospitals manage insurance costs and improve risk management and claims capabilities. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, Premier has offices in Charlotte, NC, Chicago, and Washington, DC. For more information, visit http://www.premierinc.com
Atrium Medical Corporation
CONTACT: Kelly MacMillan, Marketing Communications Manager of AtriumMedical Corp., +1-603-880-1433 x 5209, or fax: +1-603-880-4545, orkmacmillan@atriummed.com
