Premier, Inc. is an American healthcare company, based in
Charlotte, North Carolina
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. The company is listed on
New York Stock Exchange
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() Class A.
In the early 2000s, Premier was a hospital buying group, pooling healthcare purchases to reduce prices.
In 2017, Premier acquired Stanson Health for $51.5 million and, in 2019, acquired Medpricer, a healthcare technology firm, for $35 million. In June 2020, Premier partnered with
McLaren Health Care to acquire a minority stake in
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, a manufacturer of
personal protective equipment
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(PP).
In 2021, Michael J Alkire was appointed as the CEO of the company.
Awards
*National Quality Forum's John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award (2016)
*Cigna Well-Being Award for the years 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020
References
Health care companies based in North Carolina
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