Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with New Premier Agreements for Medical Lasers and Light Based Systems

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(Business Wire)--
Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced agreements in a new category,
medical lasers and light based systems distribution, have been awarded to the
following small business enterprises: La LaserTechnics Inc. of Baton Rouge, La.;
Opto Global US Inc. of Roseville, Calif.; and Quanta Technologies LLC of Tucson,
Ariz.

Effective July 1, 2009, the agreements are available to acute care and continuum
of care members of the Premier healthcare alliance.

About Premier Inc., 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient

The Premier healthcare alliance is more than 2,100 U.S. hospitals and
58,000-plus other healthcare sites working together to improve healthcare
quality and affordability. Premier maintains the nation's most comprehensive
repository of clinical, financial and outcomes information and operates a
leading healthcare purchasing network. A world leader in helping deliver
measurable improvements in care, Premier works with the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services and the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West to
improve hospital performance. Premier has offices in San Diego, Charlotte, N.C.,
Philadelphia and Washington. Follow Premier on Twitter.

Premier Inc.
Alven Weil, 704-733-5797
alven_weil@premierinc.com

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