The multi-year contracts will provide Premier’s 2,000 member hospitals with access to special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for Hospira’s general-purpose medication infusion devices, related sets and disposables, along with intravenous (IV) solutions, nutritionals, drug-delivery and gravity administration sets. The five-year Premier agreements will be effective February 1, 2009.
The new agreements include Hospira’s general-purpose medication management technologies, such as the Plum A+ and next-generation Symbiq infusion systems with Hospira MedNet safety software; and pain management pumps, such as LifeCare PCA with Hospira MedNet and GemStar ambulatory devices.
Also covered within the agreement is access to contracts for Hospira’s IV solutions and associated equipment portfolio, including the company’s environmentally preferable VisIV container.
Pete Baker, vice president and general manager of commercial service operations at Hospira, said: “Hospira products and services are well positioned to deliver positive results in these critical areas for the Premier membership. We look forward to collaborating with Premier’s member healthcare institutions to provide innovative solutions and drive results.”