Premier, Inc.

Premier, Inc.
Company typePublic company
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
HeadquartersCharlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Key people
Michael J Alkire (CEO)[1][2]
RevenueDecrease US$1.336 billion (2023)
Decrease US$174.887 million (2023)
Number of employees
2,800 (2023)
Websitepremierinc.com

Premier, Inc. is an American healthcare company, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company is listed on New York Stock Exchange (Nasdaq: PINC) Class A.

In the early 2000s, Premier was a hospital buying group, pooling healthcare purchases to reduce prices.[3]

In 2017, Premier acquired Stanson Health for $51.5 million and, in 2019, acquired Medpricer, a healthcare technology firm, for $35 million.[4] In June 2020, Premier partnered with McLaren Health Care to acquire a minority stake in Prestige Ameritech, a manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PP).[5]

In 2021, Michael J Alkire was appointed as the CEO of the company.[1]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Mike Hagland (11 May 2021). "Premier's New CEO Mike Alkire Shares His Perspectives on the Road Ahead". Healthcare Innovation Group.
  2. ^ "Michael J Alkire "Mike"". Bloomberg.
  3. ^ Mary Williams Walsh (15 August 2002). "U.S. Expands Hospital Supply Buying Inquiry". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
    - Barry Meier (4 September 2002). "A Persistent Small Supplier Gets Contract for Hospitals". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
    - Walt Bogdanich; Barry Meier; Mary Williams Walsh (4 March 2002). "MEDICINE'S MIDDLEMEN; Questions Raised of Conflicts At 2 Hospital Buying Groups (Published 2002)". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ Hudson, Caroline (30 October 2019). "Charlotte-based Premier Inc. acquires health-care tech firm in $35M deal". Charlotte Business Journal.
  5. ^ "McLaren Health Care Partners with Premier, Inc. and Prestige Ameritech to Expand Domestic PPE Production". FOX 47 News. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. ^ "John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced" (Press release). The National Quality Forum. 7 April 2016.
  7. ^ "BETTER WELL-BEING STARTS WITH BETTER ENGAGEMENT" (PDF). Cigna. 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2022.


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