Premier, Inc.
TypePublic company
Founded2013 (2013)
HeadquartersCharlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Key people
Michael J Alkire (CEO)[1][2]
Number of employees
2,600 (30 June 2021)
Websitepremierinc.com

Premier, Inc. is an American healthcare company, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company is listed on New York Stock Exchange (Nasdaq: PINC) Class A.

In the early 2000s, Premier was a hospital buying group, pooling healthcare purchases to reduce prices.[3]

In 2017, Premier acquired Stanson Health for $51.5 million and, in 2019, acquired Medpricer, a healthcare technology firm, for $35 million.[4] In June 2020, Premier partnered with McLaren Health Care to acquire a minority stake in Prestige Ameritech, a manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PP).[5]

In 2021, Michael J Alkire was appointed as the CEO of the company.[1]

Awards

  • National Quality Forum's John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award (2016)[6]
  • Cigna Well-Being Award for the years 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Mike Hagland (11 May 2021). "Premier's New CEO Mike Alkire Shares His Perspectives on the Road Ahead". Healthcare Innovation Group.
  2. ↑ "Michael J Alkire "Mike"". Bloomberg.
  3. ↑ Mary Williams Walsh (15 August 2002). "U.S. Expands Hospital Supply Buying Inquiry". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
    - Barry Meier (4 September 2002). "A Persistent Small Supplier Gets Contract for Hospitals". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
    - Walt Bogdanich; Barry Meier; Mary Williams Walsh (4 March 2002). "MEDICINE'S MIDDLEMEN; Questions Raised of Conflicts At 2 Hospital Buying Groups (Published 2002)". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Hudson, Caroline (30 October 2019). "Charlotte-based Premier Inc. acquires health-care tech firm in $35M deal". Charlotte Business Journal.
  5. ↑ "McLaren Health Care Partners with Premier, Inc. and Prestige Ameritech to Expand Domestic PPE Production". FOX 47 News. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced" (Press release). The National Quality Forum. 7 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "BETTER WELL-BEING STARTS WITH BETTER ENGAGEMENT" (PDF). Cigna. 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2022.


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