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Hospitals, healthcare providers to save with new Premier physical therapy products agreements

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (January 10, 2008) – Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new awards for physical therapy products have been made to Sammons Preston of Bolingbrook, Ill., a Patterson Medical company, and Vestibular Technologies of Cheyenne, Wyo.

The 36-month agreements, effective March 1, 2008, are available to acute care and continuum of care members of the Premier alliance.

About Premier Inc., 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient
Serving more than 2,000 U.S. hospitals and nearly 50,000 other healthcare sites, the Premier healthcare alliance and its members are transforming healthcare together. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, Premier operates one of the leading healthcare purchasing networks and the nation's most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information. A subsidiary operates one of the nation's largest policy-holder owned, hospital professional liability risk-retention groups. A world leader in helping healthcare providers deliver dramatic improvements in care, Premier is working with the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to improve hospital performance. Headquartered in San Diego, Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia, and Washington. For more information, visit www.premierinc.com.