The Premier healthcare alliance announced that a new SEEDS(TM) agreement for vending machines and services has been awarded to Gilly Vending Inc. of Miami, Fla.
Gilly Vending Inc., a minority-owned business enterprise, is supported by Premier's SEEDS - Sourcing Education and Enrichment for Diverse and Small Suppliers – supplier diversity program that aims to increase the number of minority-, women-, veteran-owned and small business enterprises doing business with Premier alliance members.
Effective Jan. 1, 2012, the agreement is available to acute care and continuum of care members of the Premier healthcare alliance.
Premier is a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals and 80,000-plus other healthcare sites using the power of collaboration to lead the transformation to high quality, cost-effective care. Owned by hospitals, health systems and other providers, 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 has worked 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 an office in Washington. http://www.premierinc.com.
