SAN DIEGO, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier, Inc., one of the nation's
leading healthcare alliances today named Gateway, Inc. (NYSE: GTW) a preferred
computing solutions provider for its network of hospitals, healthcare
organizations and physicians. Premier selected Gateway for its broad range of
customized computing solutions, ability to manage direct relationships with
customers and efficient Internet-based procurement capabilities. Together the
two companies will market Gateway(TM) products and services to Premier
members. Gateway will work closely with GE Capital IT Solutions to deliver
high-level IT support and services.
"Gateway's expertise in providing technology solutions for small and
medium businesses makes them an ideal technology guide for our healthcare
facilities and physicians, while their relationship with GE Capital IT
Solutions provides our larger hospitals with the broad range of IT services
they require," said Premier's Bill Short, director, contracting capital
equipment procurement. "Gateway offers all Premier members customized
computing solutions as well as a significant opportunity to reduce acquisition
costs and improve procurement efficiencies, which is consistent with Premier's
initiatives to reduce costs in the health care supply chain."
Premier members will have access to Gateway servers, notebooks, desktops
and Custom Integration Services, as well as GE Capital's full complement of
business services, including national technical support, network integration
and IT management services. The 43,000 physicians and other members of
Provider Select, Premier's non-acute care operations improvement company, will
also have full access to the agreement. Premier's members will be able to use
the computing solutions for both administrative and medical functions.
Premier members can access Gateway's customized eSource web sites through
the Premier WebCat online catalog to obtain information about their accounts,
including preferred configurations, pricing, shipping status and order
history. Members can leverage the purchasing power of the Premier
organization and take advantage of Gateway's dedicated web site, sales team
and telephone support for Premier customers.
"Gateway is excited to work with an organization that counts nearly a
third of the healthcare industry among its members," said Shelly Talbott, vice
president of commercial sales, Gateway Business. "We will leverage our
experience in the health care market to provide members with innovative and
customized technology solutions, while working closely with Premier to meet
its healthcare cost reduction goals."
Premier's hospitals and healthcare organizations can obtain more
information about Gateway's products and services by calling 877-844-2102 and
Premier's Provider Select doctors can call 877-837-2555.
About Gateway
Gateway (NYSE: GTW), a Fortune 250 company founded in 1985, focuses on
building lifelong relationships with consumers and businesses through complete
technology personalization. Gateway ranked number one in U.S. consumer PC
revenue in 1999(1) and was rated among the top ten best corporate reputations
in America according to a survey conducted in August of 1999 by Harris
Interactive and the Reputation Institute and published in The Wall Street
Journal. Gateway employees worldwide provide clients with services and
built-to-order computers that consistently win top awards from leading
industry publications. Gateway had total global revenue of $8.65 billion in
1999 and shipped 4.68 million systems. For more information, visit our Web
site at http://www.gateway.com.
About Premier
Premier, Inc. is a strategic alliance of more than 200 not-for-profit
hospitals and healthcare systems across the country. Together, they comprise
957 healthcare facilities nationwide and are affiliated with more than
900 others. Premier provides hospitals and healthcare systems with products
and services designed to maximize quality and safety, reduce unnecessary
costs, manage technology, and promote a continuum of care. The organization
maintains offices in Charlotte, N.C.; San Diego, Calif.; Chicago, Ill.; and
Washington, D.C. For more information about Premier, visit
http://www.premierinc.com.
Provider Select, an affiliate of Premier is an operations improvement
company dedicated to the non-acute care market. Its programs, backed by the
purchasing power of Premier, address the diverse and unique needs of the
physician, long-term care and imaging markets. Savings opportunities are
available on a broad portfolio of products and services beyond traditional
medical/surgical supplies, including transcription services, office supplies
and Internet claims processing. For more information about Provider Select
visit http://www.providerselect.com.
(1) According to GartnerGroup/Dataquest US PC Quarterly Statistics.
Gateway and the Gateway stylized logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Gateway, Inc. All other brands and product names are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
SOURCE Gateway, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.gateway.com
CONTACT:
Lisa Emard, Gateway Business, 949-609-4496,
lisa.emard@gateway.com; or Laura Yandell, Media Relations of
Premier, Inc., 704-733-5425, laura_yandell@premierinc.com
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