What member hospitals are saying about Premier
“Over the many years that we have been in the Premier alliance, we have taken advantage of the wide variety of offerings available to help our system succeed. Premier’s ability to deliver both cost and quality performance improvement is something you can’t find anywhere else. They truly understand that the two have to be linked for an organization to deliver its mission.” — R. Alan Newberry, President and CEO, Peninsula Regional Medical Center (MD)
"Certainly, Premier is a huge benefit for small facilities like ours because it does give us the ability to access resources as we need those rather than trying to keep someone on staff full-time, whereas if we were part of a large health system we might have access to that within the system. But being a sole community provider, we don’t often have those resources in-house. So, Premier certainly allows us that." — Debra Smith, Senior VP & COO, Stanly Regional Medical Center (NC)
“Unprecedented supply chain savings, quality improvements and lives saved are an everyday occurrence in Premier organizations throughout the country. Our hospitals and nursing homes are convinced that the value Premier delivers is unparalleled in the industry. Yet, we now see innovations on the horizon that will take us to places we never dreamed possible before.” — Rob Swinnerton, president, Seagate Alliance (NY)
“Premier has been a key factor in our success at managing supply chain costs. They have provided us competitive industry knowledge and focused talent in a way that is collaborative and effective and leads to results. Their passion for providing shareholder value is impressive and we’ve been extremely satisfied with the results.” — Dennis Dahlen, chief financial officer, Banner Health (AZ)
“The CMS/Premier Pay-for-Performance demonstration project has proven to be beneficial to Summa Health System. Being one of the 260 participating hospitals enables us to come together with other organizations to create significant improvements in quality and healthcare. That’s important because quality and transparency are key strategic advantages for Summa and Premier plays a significant role in this. I think it's a great organization and I love the momentum I’m seeing.” — Tom Strauss, CEO, Summa Health System (OH)
“We are engaged with Premier on all levels - supply chain, quality initiatives risk management and collaborative improvements. We look for opportunities together and continually exceed our goals.” — Dennis Vonderfecht, CEO, Mountain States Health Alliance(TN)
"With the many services that Premier has to offer, if we take advantage of those, then we do get very current, very good data to help us make best decisions. And that data is based on best practices, so it’s there for us. It’s up to us to use that data as a resource to help us manage our facilities better than anybody else." — Roddey Gettys, III, Executive VP and COO, Palmetto Health Baptist Easley (SC)