Premier, Inc. is an American healthcare company, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company is listed on New York Stock Exchange (Nasdaq: PINC) Class A.
| Company type | Public company |
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| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
Key people | Michael J Alkire (CEO)[1][2] |
Number of employees | 2,600 (30 June 2021) |
| Website | premierinc |
In the early 2000s, Premier was a hospital buying group, pooling healthcare purchases to reduce prices.[3]
In 2017, Premier acquired Stanson Health for $51.5 million and, in 2019, acquired Medpricer, a healthcare technology firm, for $35 million.[4] In June 2020, Premier partnered with McLaren Health Care to acquire a minority stake in Prestige Ameritech, a manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PP).[5]
In 2021, Michael J Alkire was appointed as the CEO of the company.[1]
Awards edit
- National Quality Forum's John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award (2016)[6]
- Cigna Well-Being Award for the years 2016,[citation needed] 2017,[citation needed] 2019[citation needed] and 2020[7]
References edit
- ^ a b Mike Hagland (11 May 2021). "Premier's New CEO Mike Alkire Shares His Perspectives on the Road Ahead". Healthcare Innovation Group.
- ^ "Michael J Alkire "Mike"". Bloomberg.
- ^ Mary Williams Walsh (15 August 2002). "U.S. Expands Hospital Supply Buying Inquiry". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- Barry Meier (4 September 2002). "A Persistent Small Supplier Gets Contract for Hospitals". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- Walt Bogdanich; Barry Meier; Mary Williams Walsh (4 March 2002). "MEDICINE'S MIDDLEMEN; Questions Raised of Conflicts At 2 Hospital Buying Groups (Published 2002)". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021. - ^ Hudson, Caroline (30 October 2019). "Charlotte-based Premier Inc. acquires health-care tech firm in $35M deal". Charlotte Business Journal.
- ^ "McLaren Health Care Partners with Premier, Inc. and Prestige Ameritech to Expand Domestic PPE Production". FOX 47 News. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced" (Press release). The National Quality Forum. 7 April 2016.
- ^ "BETTER WELL-BEING STARTS WITH BETTER ENGAGEMENT" (PDF). Cigna. 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2022.
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