The Premier healthcare alliance today announced new agreements for patient lifts and lateral transfer devices have been awarded to ArjoHuntleigh Inc. of Addison, Ill.; EZ Way Inc., a small business enterprise, of Clarinda, Iowa; Guldmann Inc., a small business enterprise, of Tampa, Fla.; Hill-Rom Company Inc. of Batesville, Ind.; Hovertech International, a small business enterprise, of Bethlehem, Pa.; Joerns Healthcare LLC of Charlotte, N.C.; McAuley Medical Inc., a small business enterprise, of Concord, N.H.; RoMedic Inc., a small business enterprise, of Ephrata, Pa.; Smart Medical Technology Inc., a minority-owned business, of Darien, Ill.; and T.H.E. Medical of Owings Mills, Md.
Effective August 1, 2012, the agreements are available to acute care and continuum of care members of Premier.