The Premier healthcare alliance announced today that new agreements for advanced wound care have been awarded to:
- 3M Company of St. Paul, Minn.;
- ConvaTec Inc. of Skillman, N.J.;
- Hartmann-USA of Rock Hill, S.C.;
- Hollister Incorporated of Libertyville, Ill.;
- Medline Industries Inc. of Mundelein, Ill.;
- Molnlycke Health Care of Norcross, Ga.;
- Smith & Nephew Inc. Wound Management Division of Saint Petersburg, Fla.; and
- Systagenix Wound Management of Quincy, Mass.
Effective May 1, 2011, the agreements are available to acute care and continuum of care members of Premier.
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