CHAMPS New Agreement with Medline Offers Members Significant Savings on Custom Procedure Trays and Sterile Packs
Cleveland, Ohio (PRWEB) February 19, 2014 -- CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a three-year agreement with Medline Industries, Inc. to offer CHAMPS members savings on custom procedure trays (CPT) and sterile packs.
This new Medline contract pricing is available to CHAMPS 5,000-plus healthcare members nationwide and covers both standard and custom CPT packs. As an added benefit, this agreement offers savings on CPTs to existing Medline customers and to CHAMPS members who convert their business from another brand to Medline’s CPTs and sterile packs. The multi-million dollar agreement is expected to generate significant savings for CHAMPS members.
Jan Elder, CHAMPS contracting director said: “CHAMPS is pleased to announce our new contract with Medline for custom procedure trays and sterile packs. This CHAMPS/Medline partnership was formed in light of the significant role Medline plays within the CHAMPS membership, both as a distributor and a supplier. This new agreement provides our members with GPO contract pricing on one of the most important product categories in their operating room budgets.”
“We’re excited to continue partnering with CHAMPS to provide its members with quality products at significant savings,” said Mark Parry, vice president of national accounts for Medline. “As a leading manufacturer of CPTs and trays coupled with our extensive national distribution network, we will provide CHAMPS members these crucial medical supplies where and when they need them.”
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About CHAMPS Group Purchasing
CHAMPS Group Purchasing leverages the purchasing power of 5,000+ members across the United States allowing them access to significant savings in product categories, including medical supplies, foodservice, wireless, office supplies and facility maintenance. As an owner of Premier, one of the largest buying groups in the country, CHAMPS sponsors its members allowing them access to more than $43 billion in purchasing volume, 2,000+ agreements, GPO contract management and unparalleled customer service. It’s simple to start realizing significant savings - with zero fees and no cost to join - the sign-up process is seamless. For more, visit champsgpo.com.
About Medline Industries
As the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of health care products, Medline manufactures and distributes more than 350,000 products to hospitals, extended care facilities, surgery centers, physician offices, home care agencies and providers, and retailers. Recently named the best place to work in the medical supplies industry by sales representatives, Medline is headquartered in Mundelein, Ill., and has more than 1,100 dedicated sales representatives to support its broad product line and cost management services. For more information, go to http://www.medline.com and http://mkt.medline.com/clinical-blog/category/channels/social-channels/ to connect with Medline on a variety of social media channels.
Julie Cox, CHAMPS Patient Experience, http://champshealthcare.com/patientexperience.aspx, +1 216.255.3611, [email protected]
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