IRVING, Texas, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- VHA Inc. has recognized three companies for their exemplary work in supporting VHA’s network of health care organizations during the past year. The companies are:
-- Cross Country Staffing, based in Boca Raton, Fla. -- Professional Hospital Supply, based in Temecula, Calif. -- Morris & Dickson Co., based in Shreveport, La.
The awards will be presented April 27 at the 21st annual VHA Leadership Conference in San Diego. Candidates for the awards are nominated and selected by VHA member organizations and executives.
Cross Country Staffing will receive the 2004 VHA Partnership Award for value-added services, support of VHA activities and contributions to furthering VHA’s strategic direction. The company delivers outstanding value to VHA members through a national agreement for fixed-term and flexible staffing services. Focused on nurse and allied health-care staffing, Cross Country’s services help members improve overall work force efficiencies while decreasing staffing costs. Cross Country Staffing is a division of Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. , a leading national provider of health care staffing services as well as other human capital management services.
Professional Hospital Supply will receive the 2004 VHA Service Excellence Supplier Award for providing VHA members with value and service in offering a full line of custom procedure trays and unitized delivery systems. Established in 1981, PHS is recognized as a nationwide leader in the delivery of customized solutions, providing extraordinary levels of service and quality with a bottom-line “No Surprises” philosophy.
Morris & Dickson Co. will receive the 2004 VHA Service Excellence Distributor Award for exemplary service in providing pharmaceutical distribution services for VHA member organizations in the South Central United States. The 163-year-old privately held corporation has worked with VHA since 2000. For the past three years, Morris & Dickson has rated first among VHA’s pharmaceutical distributors in member satisfaction.
About VHA
VHA Inc. is a national cooperative of leading not-for-profit health care organizations that work together to improve the health of the communities they serve. VHA leverages the collective strength of the membership to improve clinical, operational and financial performance. Through the VHA cooperative, members benefit from resources that assess critical needs and identify best practices to create customized solutions that lower costs and improve clinical quality. As a cooperative, VHA distributes income annually to members based on their participation. Based in Irving, Texas, with 18 offices across the U.S., VHA was named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune in January 2004, for the fifth year in a row. For more information, go to http://www.vha.com/ .
PR CONTACTS: Howard A. Goldman Pat Brice Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. Morris & Dickson Co. 877/686-9779 281/292-9180 hgoldman@crosscountry.compbrice@morrisdickson.com Jed Marcus Professional Hospital Supply 909/296-2600 x1290 jed@phsyes.com Andy Wilson 972-830-0047 awilson@vha.com
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CONTACT: Andy Wilson of VHA Inc., +1-972-830-0047, or awilson@vha.com ;or Howard A. Goldman of Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., +1-877-686-9779, orhgoldman@crosscountry.com ; or Pat Brice of Morris & Dickson Co.,+1-281-292-9180, or pbrice@morrisdickson.com ; or Jed Marcus of ProfessionalHospital Supply, +1-909-296-2600, ext. 1290, or jed@phsyes.com
Web site: http://www.vha.com/
