Premier and Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) Expand Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Performance and Mission-Driven Care Delivery

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Premier, Inc., a leading technology-enabled healthcare improvement company, today announced an expanded strategic partnership with Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a Catholic nonprofit healthcare system headquartered in Springfield, Illinois. This partnership supports the health system’s next phase of performance and transformation while reinforcing its commitment to sustainable, mission-driven care delivery.

“Following a rigorous due diligence process, HSHS selected Premier to help advance HSHS’s next phase of performance and transformation,” said Nalin Kulasekara, System Vice President of Ancillary Operations and Supply Chain Management at HSHS. “This expanded agreement supports HSHS's ongoing efforts to strengthen operational performance and stewardship while advancing our mission of serving patients and communities.”

Healthcare organizations nationwide continue to face rising costs, workforce pressures and increasing complexity in care delivery. HSHS aims to address these challenges through the expanded partnership, which includes access to Premier’s group purchasing program as well as its integrated data and analytics, supply chain solutions, advisory services, collaboratives and other solutions to better align clinical, operational and financial priorities.

“Health systems today need more than incremental improvements,” said Dr. Emad Rizk, Premier’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board. “They need a true partner that executes on aligned strategies connecting operations, finance and clinical performance.

“Our work with HSHS is focused on building that connection, enabling their teams to move more quickly, operate more effectively and support their mission.”

The partnership will focus on three key areas:

• Supply chain optimization: Build upon the existing quality and analytics partnership with a centralized and integrated platform connecting supply chain, clinical and financial data.
• Clinical and operational improvement: Strengthen care delivery and operational performance by identifying opportunities to reduce variation and connecting cost initiatives to quality and outcomes.
• Financial resiliency: Support operational and financial stewardship efforts by pinpointing financial improvement opportunities and aligning initiatives to measurable value.

“We are confident this move will create meaningful value for our patients, colleagues and the communities we serve,” said Kathy Donovan, Chief Operating Officer at HSHS.

About Premier, Inc.

Premier, Inc. is a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company. Playing a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, Premier unites providers, suppliers and payers to make healthcare better with national scale, smarter with actionable intelligence and faster with novel technologies. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier offers integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, advisory services and other solutions in service of our mission to improve the health of communities. Please visit Premier’s news site at www.premierinc.com; as well as X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and Premier’s blog for more information about the Company.