Premier, Inc.

Premier, Inc.
Type	Public company
Traded as	Nasdaq: PINC (Class A); Russell 1000 component;
Founded	2013
Headquarters	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Key people	Michael J Alkire (CEO)[1][2]
Number of employees	2,600 (June 30, 2021)
Website	premierinc.com

Premier, Inc. is an American healthcare improvement company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and also based out in 43-21 34th St, Long Island City, NY 11101, United States. On October 1, 2013, the company completed its IPO.[3] In 2006, Premier won the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

In the early 2000s, Premier was a hospital buying group, pooling healthcare purchases to reduce prices.[4][5][6]

In 2017, Premier acquired Stanson Health for $51.5 million.[7] In 2019, Premier acquired Medpricer, a healthcare technology firm, for $35 million.[7] In June 2020, Premier partnered with McLaren Health Care to acquire a minority stake in Prestige Ameritech, a manufacturer of PPE.[8]

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

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Mary Williams Walsh (15 August 2002). "U.S. Expands Hospital Supply Buying Inquiry (Published 2002)". nytimes.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
Barry Meier (4 September 2002). "A Persistent Small Supplier Gets Contract for Hospitals (Published 2002)". nytimes.com. 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)". nytimes.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
Hudson, Caroline (30 October 2019). "Charlotte-based Premier Inc. acquires health-care tech firm in $35M deal". Charlotte Business Journal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
"McLaren Health Care Partners with Premier, Inc. and Prestige Ameritech to Expand Domestic PPE Production". WSYM. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

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[HCI-1] "StackPath". www.hcinnovationgroup.com.

[2] "Michael J Alkire "Mike" President/CEO, Premier Inc". www.bloomberg.com.

[3] IPO

[nyti_U.S.-4] Mary Williams Walsh (15 August 2002). "U.S. Expands Hospital Supply Buying Inquiry (Published 2002)". nytimes.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[nyti_APer-5] Barry Meier (4 September 2002). "A Persistent Small Supplier Gets Contract for Hospitals (Published 2002)". nytimes.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[nyti_MEDI-6] Walt Bogdanich; Barry Meier; Mary Williams Walsh (4 March 2002). "MEDICINE'S MIDDLEMEN; Questions Raised of Conflicts At 2 Hospital Buying Groups (Published 2002)". nytimes.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[:0-7] Hudson, Caroline (30 October 2019). "Charlotte-based Premier Inc. acquires health-care tech firm in $35M deal". Charlotte Business Journal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[8] "McLaren Health Care Partners with Premier, Inc. and Prestige Ameritech to Expand Domestic PPE Production". WSYM. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-11-02.