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LifeNet Health receives Supplier Horizon Award from Premier Inc.

LifeNet Health, a leading provider of allograft surgical solutions, has been honored as a 2016 winner of Premier Inc.’s Supplier Horizon Award.

One of 12 organizations — chosen from among 253 suppliers — to receive the award this year, LifeNet Health was recognized for its support of Premier members through exceptional local customer service and engagement, value creation through clinical excellence, and commitment to lower costs.

“We are proud to be recognized by Premier with this honor,” said Gary Vivian, Vice President, Corporate & Strategic Accounts. “LifeNet Health is a mission-driven organization that is strongly committed to quality patient care and innovative research that advances medical science. That mission relies on strong partnerships, and we are especially appreciative of the collaborative approach that Premier takes with its members and contracted suppliers.”

The award was presented at Premier’s 2016 Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition.

“LifeNet Health supports Premier members by offering valuable products and services that help to lower supply chain costs and improve operating efficiencies,” said Durral R. Gilbert, President of Supply Chain Services, Premier. “We’re honored to recognize them as a Horizon Award recipient.”

About Premier Inc.
Premier Inc. is a leading healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of approximately 3,600 U.S. hospitals and 120,000 other providers to transform healthcare. With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, and advisory and other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost. Premier, a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, plays a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, collaborating with members to co-develop long-term innovations that reinvent and improve the way care is delivered to patients nationwide. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier is passionate about transforming American healthcare. Please visit Premier’s news and investor sites on www.premierinc.com for more information about the company.

About LifeNet Health
LifeNet Health helps save lives, restore health, and give hope to thousands each year. It is the world's most trusted provider of transplant solutions — from organ procurement to bio-implants and cellular therapies — and a leader in regenerative medicine, while always honoring the donors and healthcare professionals who enable healing. For more information about LifeNet Health, go to www.LifeNetHealth.org.