Aspen Surgical is Honored by Premier

June, 09, 2010

Aspen Surgical honored by Premier healthcare alliance for exceptional supplier performance

 

Caledonia, MI, June, 2010 – Aspen Surgical today announced that it is a winner of the fifth annual Pinnacle Award, presented by the Premier healthcare alliance.

 

Premier contracts with more than 800 suppliers and Aspen Surgical is one of 38 contracted suppliers to receive the Pinnacle Award. Winners are recognized for their outstanding management of Premier agreements and drive toward the mutual goal of providing clinical and financial value to the not-for-profit hospitals that are members of the Premier alliance.

 

“Aspen Surgical is honored to receive the Pinnacle award for the second year in a row.   Through our continued partnership with Premier, we are committed to providing our customers with high quality, great value fluid management products,” said Terry Meredith, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Aspen Surgical.

 

This award was presented at the 2010 Premier Annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in Washington. The award ceremony was held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center on Wednesday, June 9.

 

“The Pinnacle Award honors Premier valued suppliers that strive for collaboration and performance excellence to benefit the alliance and we are honored to recognize these top performers,” said Premier Purchasing Partners president Mike Alkire.

 

Premier’s Pinnacle Award is intended to reward Premier’s contracted suppliers that support attainment of mutual goals, drive contract utilization and are committed to performance improvement.

 

For more information, please visit: http://www.premierinc.com/about/news/awards/index.jsp.

 

About the Premier healthcare alliance, 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient
Premier is a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,300 U.S. hospitals and 67,000-plus other healthcare sites working together to achieve high quality, cost-effective care. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, Premier maintains the nation's most comprehensive repository of clinical, financial and outcomes information and operates a leading healthcare purchasing network. A world leader in helping deliver measurable improvements in care, Premier works with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West to improve hospital performance. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier also has offices in San Diego, Philadelphia and Washington. www.premierinc.com

 

About Aspen Surgical

Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. (“Aspen”), based outside Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of disposable medical products for surgical and general healthcare applications.  Major products include surgical needles, surgical skin markers, disposable light handles, instrument guards, anti-fog solutions, fluid management products, and ophthalmic/ENT sponge products. Aspen has strong brand recognition, including the Richard-Allan, Sterion®, and Ultracell® brand names. The Company’s products are sold through leading distributors as well as direct to hospitals and surgery centers. Aspen currently operates out of approximately 100,000 square feet of recently constructed facilities. More information about Aspen can be found at www.aspensurgical.com.

 

Mary Hannon

June, 2010