Why a Major NY Children’s Hospital Chose Prime Source

Below is an email received from a Senior Vice President at a major New York Children’s hospital explaining to their staff why they chose Prime Source:

It is my pleasure to introduce you to PrimeSource, a New York-based company specializing in purchasing and serving the health care industry.  PrimeSource is our newest health care partner.  We will work together to improve the efficiency of ordering, tracking, billing and reduce the cost of:

• Food  
• Medical Supplies & Equipment
• Office Supplies & Equipment and
• Technology throughout the health care system.  

6 Reasons Why Prime Source

Specifically PrimeSource will complement our current Purchasing processes with:

• On-line order management & tracking
• Easy billing and reporting
• Vendor management  & contract negotiation
• Product reviews
• Audit reconciliation and most importantly,
• Price reduction through volume purchases and aggressive shopping

Why PrimeSource?  Why Now?

We conducted a comprehensive review of 5 companies offering a variety of purchasing solutions.  PrimeSource was the clear leader in both the breadth and depth of services and has the experience and client base to maximize our buying power.  This is extremely important, given the current economic challenges facing health care providers in New Yorker state. Additionally, building projects targeted for the near future will require additional resources for the procurement, tracking and distribution of Medical, Furniture, AV, and Technology equipment and supplies.  PrimeSource will support us throughout this multi-year, development project.

What We Do

We begin by assigning to your facility a team of representatives who are expert in industry products, prices and practices.

They then get to know all the ins-and-outs of your particular facility and apply their knowledge to serve you in the most personalized and efficient manner.

How We Save You Money
Here are some examples:

• We provide an easy-to-use state-of-the-art online ordering system. This allows you to enter orders easily and control your costs at the same time it allows us to review and compare prices.
• We keep a computerized order history in order to help identify patterns of overspending, wastage of products, improper wound care, etc.
• We provide a detail cost-analysis report.
• We red-flag expensive items.
• We submit bid sheets to multiple vendors to insure that you get the most competitive price.

How We Save You Time
Here are some examples:

• We shop prices automatically so that you do not have to rely on your “list” every week.
• We create a paper trail of orders places.
• Coordinating deliveries to arrive on the same day.