BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—September 25, 2015 —Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic healthcare delivery systems in the nation, signed a renewal participation agreement that extends its longstanding relationship with HealthTrust℠ through December 2020.
Under terms of the agreement, Trinity Health will continue an eight-year partnership that has provided benchmark value to 86 hospitals in 21 states, helping the system move toward its goals related to improving health, improving care and reducing costs. Trinity Health has grown rapidly and is a strong proponent of the committed GPO model, having documented significant savings in each of its acquisitions.
“This partnership has grown tremendously since 2007,” says Lou Fierens, senior vice president of Supply Chain and Fixed Assets Management at Trinity Health. “We are proud to be a stakeholder in this unique collaborative of progressive systems working toward continuous value creation.”
“We’re excited to continue our journey with Trinity Health, a 2014 HealthTrust Innovation Grant recipient, as it pioneers next-generation supply chain initiatives,” says HealthTrust President and CEO Ed Jones. “We appreciate the renewed vote of confidence and are honored to have Trinity’s scale and leadership as part of our collective efforts. “
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About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. It serves people and communities in 21 states with 86 hospitals, 126 continuing care facilities and home health and hospice programs that provide nearly 2.5 million visits annually. With annual operating revenues of about $14.3 billion and assets of about $20.4 billion, the organization returns almost $900 million to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. Trinity Health employs about 95,000 people, including 3,600 employed physicians. Committed to those who are poor and underserved in its communities, Trinity Health is known for its focus on the country’s aging population. As a single, unified ministry, the organization is the innovator of Senior Emergency Departments, the largest not-for-profit provider of home health care services —ranked by number of visits — in the nation, as well as the nation’s leading provider of PACE (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) based on the number of available programs. For more information, visit www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow @TrinityHealthMI on Twitter.
About HealthTrust
HealthTrust (Healthtrust Purchasing Group, L.P. as its full legal name) is committed to strengthening provider performance and clinical excellence through an aligned membership model and the delivery of total cost management solutions, including supply chain solutions and a contract and service portfolio unparalleled in quality, scope and value. HealthTrust (www.healthtrustpg.com) serves 1,350 acute care facilities and members in 22,300 other locations, including ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, long-term care and alternate care sites. Headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, HealthTrust is closely integrated with the proven capabilities of Parallon Business Solutions, LLC (www.parallon.com), a leading provider of healthcare business and operational services, including revenue cycle management, workforce and technology solutions. On Twitter @healthtrustpg and @parallonconnect.
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Media Contact:
Deborah Borfitz, manager of Communications & Education
HealthTrust
o: 615.344.3331
e: deborah.borfitz@healthtrustpg.com
