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Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System Renews Agreement With Broadlane
Dallas - May 24, 2010 - Broadlane, the leading end-to-end cost-management partner for healthcare providers, today announced that Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System (SCLHS) has renewed its supply chain management agreement with Broadlane.
Since 2005, Broadlane has delivered recurring, sustainable cost savings to Kansas-based SCLHS, more than doubling the company’s expectations. SCLHS comprises 11 hospitals and four stand-alone clinics in California, Colorado, Kansas and Montana. The system has 2,500 staffed beds, 16,000 employees and admits approximately 200,000 patients annually.
SCLHS chose Broadlane as its cost-management partner because the health system shared Broadlane’s vision for finding innovative ways to reduce costs while enhancing clinical excellence.
“SCLHS chose Broadlane in 2005 as a catalyst to improve the quality and value of our supply chain operations,” said Mary Jo Gregory, executive vice president and chief operating officer at SCLHS. “Our supply chain vision included a centralized opportunity, and our partnership with Broadlane led us to a value-added and aligned service model. Broadlane has delivered supply chain cost reductions and significantly improved our operational performance in areas such as inventory management, purchase-order accuracy, contract compliance and speed-to-contract conversions. Broadlane has been an outstanding business partner, and we look forward to our continuing success in our supply chain management initiatives.”
At SCLHS, Broadlane implemented its full range of Supply Chain Solutions and Strategic Sourcing Solutions. These services include a fully centralized supply chain management program comprised of sourcing, procurement, materials management and system-wide value analysis. At the heart of SCLHS’ cost-savings was its decision to centralize purchasing operations from its individual facilities to Broadlane’s National Procurement Center in Dallas.
“Our close working relationship with SCLHS enabled Broadlane to increase the speed to implementation of new contracts to less than 60 days and provide system-wide value analysis that together drive significant value for SCLHS,” said David Klumpe, executive vice president at Broadlane. “In addition to cost savings and an enhanced focus on clinical excellence, Broadlane is proud to support SCLHS’ mission of improving the health of patients.”
About SCLHS
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System comprises 11 hospitals and four clinics for the uninsured in California, Colorado, Kansas and Montana. The health system is dedicated to improving the health of the individuals and communities it serves, especially those who are poor or vulnerable. SCLHS is sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, who opened their first hospital in 1864. To learn more visit sclhealthsystem.org.
About Broadlane
Broadlane is dedicated to making quality healthcare affordable. Through proprietary technology, industry-leading sourcing, and innovative services, Broadlane’s staff of experts offers solutions to healthcare providers that dramatically improve operating margins. Broadlane’s offerings include end-to-end supply chain management, clinical and financial analytics, purchasing portfolio management, workforce management, and a complete suite of consulting services that address Lean process transformation, supply chain best practices, capital equipment lifecycle, and clinical utilization.
Broadlane serves more than 1,100 acute care hospitals and 50,000 non-acute care facilities.
The company is headquartered in Dallas with offices in Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Nashville, New York City and Oakland. For more information, visit broadlane.com.
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