What We Do

Owned by more than 200 of the nation's leading not-for-profit hospitals, Premier operates the national's largest healthcare supply purchasing network, the most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information and one of the largest policy-holder owned, hospital professional liability risk-retention groups in healthcare. (www.premierinc.com)

Premier helps hospitals improve patient care while safely reducing costs. We believe – and have demonstrated – that high-quality hospitals can also be cost-effective. We focus on offering resources that help hospitals and healthcare systems achieve these goals.

Ethics

At Premier, we are dedicated to conducting our business with the highest degree of integrity and ethical standards. In our supply chain business, we have adopted the strongest group purchasing code of conduct in the industry. These standards, developed in coordination with one of the nation's leading business ethicists, were designed to protect patients by ensuring a fair and open purchasing process. The strict quality and performance standards we hold ourselves to demonstrate our dedication to operating by the highest ethical standards.