Swisslog Announces Novation Contract for Pneumatic Tube Systems
The three-year agreement adds Swisslog's pneumatic tube systems to Novation's portfolio of products and solutions for its health-system members.
Denver, CO (PRWEB) January 12, 2010
Swisslog, a leading provider of automated material transport and pharmacy automation solutions for hospitals, today announced that it has been awarded a capital equipment supplier agreement with Novation, LLC. The agreement adds Swisslog’s pneumatic tube systems to Novation’s portfolio of products and solutions for its health-system members.
The three-year agreement, which becomes effective February 1, 2010, will provide Novation member facilities, including VHC Inc, University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) and Provista, LLC, access to contracted pricing and exclusive benefits through Swisslog for pneumatic tube system components, accessories and software.
“Our pneumatic tube systems have an outstanding return-on-investment and the lowest cost of ownership due to our high-quality components and strong customer support capabilities,” said Jim Patrician, Swisslog’s senior vice president for USA Operations. “Swisslog also offers customers a wide range of customized solutions, including RFID carrier tracking and security options that provide complete chain-of-custody from dispatch to arrival.”
Swisslog pneumatic tube systems deliver patient-critical items quickly, reliably and are installed with minimal disruption to the hospital environment. They are designed to handle hospital traffic requirements with maximum performance.
To learn more about the Swisslog agreement with Novation, Contact Swisslog’s National Account Manager, Charles Warren, at charles(dot)warren(at)swisslog(dot)com or call 303.373.7923.
About Novation
Founded in 1998, Novation is the leading healthcare supply contracting company for more than 25,000 members of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), two national healthcare alliances and nearly 15,000 members of Provista, LLC. Novation offers its customers contract development and management, supply-chain data and measurement, and industry knowledge and advocacy. Based in Irving, Texas, Novation develops and manages competitive contracts with more than 500 suppliers. VHA, UHC and Provista members used Novation contracts to purchase nearly $35.7 billion in 2008.
About Swisslog
Swisslog is a global provider of integrated logistics solutions for warehouses, distribution centers and hospitals. Its comprehensive services portfolio ranges from building complex warehouses and distribution centers to implementing Swisslog's own software to intra-company logistics solutions for hospitals.
Headquartered in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland, Swisslog currently employs over 2,000 staff in about 20 countries worldwide. The group’s parent company, Swisslog Holding AG, is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (security number: 1232462, Telekurs: SLOG, Reuters: SLOG. S). For more information, visit www. swisslog. com.
Swisslog Healthcare Solutions is the world leader providing logistics automation mainly for healthcare markets. Swisslog has installed hospital material transport and pharmacy automation systems in more than 2,000 hospital and pharmacies throughout the world. Swisslog offers total system design, manufacturing, installation and customer support providing a complete hospital supply-chain management approach to logistics challenges. Swisslog Healthcare Solutions is based in Denver, CO.
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