SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consorta, a leading group purchasing and resource management organization in the health care industry, has awarded a three-year dual source agreement for an innovative bowel management system to Zassi Medical Evolutions Inc., Fernandina Beach, Florida.
“This agreement will provide our members with access to a bowel management system that will help them meet the challenges of managing fecal incontinence and helping reduce hospital acquired infection (HAI) for their seriously-ill patients,” said Michael Murphy, manager of medical-surgical contracting for Consorta.
Consorta’s membership, which includes more than 520 acute-care facilities and more than 300 extended care facilities in the United States, can expect significant clinical care advantages through the agreement, which becomes effective August 1, 2005.
“Zassi Medical Evolutions is excited to be awarded a three-year agreement with Consorta and the opportunity to build a rewarding relationship with its members,” said Peter von Dyck, President and CEO. “The Zassi BMS(TM) is being offered at tremendous value given its unique design, it not only provides clinicians with a means to contain and manage all types of stool output for better sanitation and hygiene, it also is the only system available that allows them to administer drugs and medications.”
About Consorta
Consorta, based in suburban Chicago, is a leading health care resource management and group purchasing organization whose shareholders are faith- based or non-profit health systems. As a cooperative, Consorta’s shareholders and participants share fully in the organization’s bottom-line performance as well as receiving significant discounts through scale purchasing economies. Consorta’s shareholders are among the leading integrators of non-profit health care in America, sponsoring significant care providers in many parts of the country. Consorta’s 13 shareholder health care systems represent 60 percent of all Catholic hospitals in the United States, own many extended and alternate care sites and have extensive affiliate relationships with other non-profit hospitals and alternate care facilities. For more information, visit http://www.consorta.com.
About Zassi Medical Evolutions(TM)
Founded in 1997, Zassi Medical Evolutions, Inc. is an emerging and privately held organization that designs, develops, manufactures, and commercializes high technology medical devices. The company is headquartered in Fernandina Beach, Florida. For further information about Zassi Medical Evolutions, Inc. or the Zassi Bowel Management System, please visit the company’s website at http://www.zassimedical.com or via email at info@zassimedical.com or call 888-258-2544.
Zassi Medical Evolutions, Inc.
CONTACT: Ashley McCarroll of Zassi Medical Evolutions, Inc.,+1-904-206-1451, or a.mccarroll@zassimedical.com
