Hollister contracts with Premier, Vizient 

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – Hollister has announced two significant new contracts. The company has been awarded an AscenDrive contract with Premier, a health care improvement company uniting an alliance of about 4,400 U.S. hospitals and health systems and more than 225,000 other providers and organizations. AscenDrive is a new program designed to drive commitment and savings for members through aggregated purchasing of high-quality products and services. The company has also been awarded a three-year group purchasing agreement for urological products with Vizient, a member-driven health care performance improvement company whose customers include academic medical centers, pediatric facilities, community hospitals, integrated health delivery networks and non-acute health care providers. The agreement will provide Vizient members with increased access through negotiated pricing to the full portfolio of the Hollister Incorporated Urological products, including its VaPro hydrophilic catheters. "People who use intermittent catheters often use multiple catheters per day, and people with an ostomy use ostomy products around the clock," said Casey Haan, Hollister general manager, United States. "Offering high-quality medical products for these very personal conditions is how we demonstrate our commitment to human dignity and people-centric care, and each contract we sign is an opportunity for us to deliver further on that commitment. We look forward to working with our GPO partners, along with other healthcare organizations, in helping make life more rewarding for those who use our products and services."