Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for Support Services Outsourcing – Facilities Operations

Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for Support Services Outsourcing – Facilities Operations

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The today announced new agreements for support services outsourcing – facilities operations have been awarded to Angelica Textile Services Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga.; ARAMARK Uniform Services, a division of ARAMARK Uniform & Career Apparel LLC of Burbank, Calif.; HHA Services Inc., an ABM Company of St. Clair Shores, Mich.; and Rickman Enterprise Group LLC, a minority owned business, of Detroit.

Effective April 1, 2013, the agreements are available to acute care and continuum of care members of Premier.

Premier is the nation’s largest performance improvement alliance of more than 2,800 U.S. hospitals and 90,000 other sites using the power of collaboration and technology to lead the transformation to coordinated, high-quality, cost-effective care. Owned by healthcare providers, Premier operates a leading purchasing network with nearly $5 billion in annual savings. Premier also maintains clinical, financial and outcomes databases based on 1 in every 4 patient discharges. A world leader in measurably improving patient care, Premier has the largest performance improvement collaboratives in America, including one in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier also has an office in Washington. . Stay connected with Premier on , and .