Premier, Inc.

Premier is a national group purchasing organization representing facilities located throughout the United States. The purchasing power of these organizations and their related healthcare organizations has created a strong alliance to provide extremely competitive pricing available from the most widely-used suppliers. Through a strong commitment strategy, Premier has been able to control and reduce supply costs for the materials and equipment that comprise a large part of healthcare facility expenses.

Over 2,400 hospitals and 72,000 other healthcare sites comprise the membership of Premier. In FY 2009, member-validated savings exceeded $1B. The price advantage of Premier contracts is nearly 6.5% over other group purchasing organizations, as validated by a third party.