NATIONAL Strength - REGIONAL Collaboration - LOCAL Flexibility

Welcome to the following new IPC members:

• Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, IL - Click here for more information.
• Thorek Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL - Click here for more information.

• Ingalls Health System, Harvey, IL, has taken a significant step towards reducing its carbon footprint. By purchasing 5 percent of its electricity from renewable, or “green,” energy sources, Ingalls achieved an estimated 3,433-ton reduction of carbon dioxide, a significant greenhouse gas. The hospital also realized an $840,000 savings on its purchase of renewable electricity and natural gas. Click here to learn more.

Events Calendar - Click below to view IPC and additional industry events.

• 2008
• 2009

IPC News

• Centegra Health Systems: The First 90 Days
  The Illinois Purchasing Collaborative (IPC) recently issued a savings report for Centegra Health System, the first IHA member to join the new statewide group purchasing organization as an affiliate member. The report documents an outstanding GPO conversion success story with achieved savings of nearly $900,000 (annualized) or nearly 300% above Centegra's initial savings goal. Click here to view report.
   
• Patient Edu provides a comprehensive interactive video education solution for IHA member hospitals' patients and their families. Click on the links below to learn more about this system. To arrange for an individual hospital Webinar or on-site demonstration of the tangible benefits provided through this patient education solution, contact Laura Dawson, IPC, ldawson@ihastaff.org or (630) 276-5456.
  - Introduction to Patient Edu
  - Patient Edu System Overview
  - Patient Edu web site

Suppliers
If you are interested in becoming a contracted supplier with the IPC, please introduce your company and products/services to us by completing our Prospective Supplier Profile. Submission information is included at the bottom of the Profile. Completion of the Profile does not guarantee your company will be awarded a contract with the IPC. Thank you for your interest!

About the Illinois Purchasing Collaborative (IPC)
The IPC is a creative collaboration among the IHA, its members, and Premier Purchasing Partners that combines the benefits of national pricing from one of the nation’s leading group purchasing organizations with the advantages and flexibility of regional contracting – all designed to reduce health care supply chain expenses.

• IPC Brochure
• IPC Overview
• IPC Membership Roster

Press Releases

• December 16, 2008 - Riverside Medical Center Joins Illinois Purchasing Collaborative and Premier Healthcare Alliance
• May 2, 2008 - Premier Healthcare Alliance Receives National Recognition for Environment Excellence
• April 30, 2008 - Ingalls Health System Moves from Affiliate to Premier Shareholder
• July 2, 2007 - Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital Joins Illinois Purchasing Collaborative and Premier Alliance
• March 1, 2007 - Centegra Health System Joins Illinois Purchasing Collaborative and Premier Purchasing Partners
• November 21, 2006 - IPC's National Partner, Premier Inc., Receives the 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Our Nation's Top Honor for Performance Excellence
• May 8, 2006 - IHA Establishes Illinois Purchasing Collaborative to Reduce Health Care Costs

Links

• AHRMM (Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management)
• AHRMM/Chicago Metro Chapter
• Premier, Inc.

Staff contact: Laura A. Dawson: (630) 276-5485