EATONTOWN, N.J., March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntleigh Healthcare L.L.C. is pleased to announce a new three-year contract with Novation, the supply company of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), effective April 1, 2005. The agreement covers Huntleigh’s Flowtron Line of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices for the prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis. HealthCare Links, an outsourced national accounts group that specializes in assisting medical companies in gaining and implementing national contracts, helped Huntleigh prepare the offer. http://www.healthcarelinks.org/
“Huntleigh Healthcare is delighted to have been awarded a new three-year contract with Novation. VHA and UHC members will have access to Huntleigh’s state of the art technology combined with tremendous value, beyond just price. March is DVT awareness month and as a world leader in DVT prevention, we are pleased to play a part in addressing this potentially serious and costly medical condition,” said Robert Angel, President & CEO.
About Huntleigh Healthcare
Huntleigh Healthcare L.L.C. designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of products for Patient Assessment: vascular and fetal hand-held Dopplers for non-invasive diagnostic assessment; Intervention: Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Systems for the prevention of DVT and lymphedema; Management: pressure-relieving support systems for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.
About Novation
Based in Irving, Texas, Novation was established in January 1998 through a combination of the supply programs of VHA and UHC, two national health care alliances. Novation serves the purchasing needs of more than 2,300 members and affiliates of VHA and UHC. These organizations used Novation contracts to purchase more than $23 billion in supplies in 2004.
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CONTACT: Steve Clavelle, Business Unit Director, Huntleigh Healthcare,+1-800-223-1218, ext.170, SteveC@huntleighhealth.com
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