CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Doug Anderson, president and founder of Anderson & Associates, a Charlotte, N.C.-based retained executive search firm, announced the firm's selection by Premier Inc. as a preferred provider of retained executive search services for its member and affiliated healthcare organizations.
According to Anderson, "Our selection by Premier represents a major step forward in the history of Anderson & Associates. Our proven track record as a performance-based organization will complement Premier's reputation for providing performance improvement services to the healthcare industry." The Anderson & Associates' healthcare recruiting team is led by Paul Betzold, who joined the firm in 1998 and was former President and CEO of Presbyterian Health Services Corporation.
Premier, Inc. is a major strategic alliance in U.S. healthcare entirely owned by more than 200 of the nation's leading hospital and healthcare systems. These systems operate or are affiliated with more than 1,500 hospital facilities and hundreds of other care sites. Premier provides an array of resources supporting performance improvement in healthcare delivery, such as comprehensive supply chain management resources including group purchasing for more than $18 billion annually in supplies and equipment. Other improvement services include clinical performance initiatives, comparative databases and related applications, capital life-cycle management, insurance programs, and practice management support. Premier is headquartered in San Diego, Calif., with major office locations in Chicago, Ill., Charlotte, N.C., and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.premierinc.com/ .
Anderson & Associates was founded in 1992 and is retained by corporations and nonprofit organizations to recruit senior level executives nationwide. The firm has its main office in Charlotte and in 2002 opened an Atlanta office. Anderson & Associates focuses on recruiting in four key industry categories: healthcare, financial services, manufacturing and nonprofit. For more information, call 704/347-0090 or visit the Anderson & Associates website at http://www.andersonexecsearch.com/ .
Anderson & AssociatesCONTACT: Doug Anderson, Founder and President of Anderson & Associates,+1-704-347-0090, or fax, +1-704-347-0064, or dka@andersonexecsearch.com
