GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) struck a deal with group purchasing organization HealthTrust for its infant care technologies, including phototherapy, warmers and incubators, which will be available to all of HealthTrust’s member facilities.
The agreement, which took effect March 1, also includes in-hospital training for the new devices and technologies in neonatal care. GE Healthcare’s line of incubators, including Giraffe and Panda product lines, will be installed in member hospital NICUs for the care of critically ill infants.
"GE Healthcare offers solutions that help clinicians in all settings of the hospital, including the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), to provide life-saving care every day for the most vulnerable of patients," said Alfredo Arguello, general manager of GE Healthcare’s Life Care Solutions said in a statement.
"We are excited to work with HealthTrust through this agreement, expanding these critical solutions to a greater number of hospitals to continue to advance patient safety and infant care from a mother’s delivery through her child’s discharge."
Premier shells out contracts with 3 healthcare companies
Group purchasing organization Premier healthcare alliance awarded agreements for labels, identification bands and other similar products to 3 groups. These companies – LaserBand of Lincolnshire, Ill., Medical ID Solutions of Orlando, Fla. and Precision Dynamics Corporation of San Fernando, Calif. – will now have products that are available to all members of Premier’s network.
Last month, Premier signed 4 contracts for medical supplies, such as surgical instruments, operating room lights and containers.
