IRVING, Texas, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Two large health care systems have renewed their commitments to VHA Inc., a national health care alliance. The organizations are:
-- Covenant Health, based in Knoxville, Tenn. -- Partners HealthCare System, based in Boston
These health systems represent 15 acute care hospitals and dozens of non- acute care facilities. Combined, they spend nearly $1 billion annually on medical supplies and pharmaceuticals. These organizations already use VHA agreements to purchase products worth about $360 million annually.
Each of the organizations cited supply savings as a key reason for remaining with VHA, stating that Novation, VHA’s supply services company, offers them customized opportunities to improve their supply chain activities. Leaders at these organizations also validated the importance and relevance of VHA programs that enhance their efforts to improve clinical care.
“VHA serves hundreds of large integrated delivery systems across the United States, and our aim is to provide more customized services to meet each of their needs. Our success in this endeavor is leading many of these larger organizations to renew their linkages with VHA,” said Scott Downing, senior vice president of supply chain management services at VHA. “Helping health care organizations save money in the supply arena is especially crucial, because supply savings directly impact an organization’s bottom line. VHA has a proven track record for delivering savings through its supply services initiatives.”
About VHA
VHA Inc. is a national alliance of leading not-for-profit health care organizations working 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. As a cooperative, VHA distributes income annually to members based on their participation. Based in Irving, Texas, with 18 local 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.
Contact: Lynn Gentry 972/830-0798 lgentry@vha.com
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CONTACT: Lynn Gentry of VHA Inc., +1-972-830-0798, or lgentry@vha.com
Web site: http://www.vha.com/
