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LAKE FOREST, Ill., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), a leading global hospital products company, today announced a new national agreement with HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP (HealthTrust). The multi-year contract will provide HealthTrust member organizations with access, on a non-exclusive basis, to Hospira's general-purpose medication infusion devices, related sets and disposables, along with intravenous (I.V.) solutions, nutritionals and drug-delivery products.

Through existing agreements, Hospira already provides pain-management infusion pumps to HealthTrust members, and infusion devices, I.V. solutions and equipment to members of Consorta -- a group purchasing organization (GPO) that joined HealthTrust in 2007.

"Hospira's products and services can help HealthTrust's members meet their goals -- from increasing patient safety to reducing costs and improving caregiver productivity," said Pete Baker, vice president and general manager, Commercial Service Operations, Hospira. "We look forward to developing strong relationships with HealthTrust's member healthcare institutions."

The new agreement includes Hospira's general-purpose medication infusion technologies, such as the Plum A+(R) and next-generation Symbiq(R) infusion systems with Hospira MedNet(R) safety software. These products play a critical role in improving patient safety as well as enhancing quality of care and clinician workflow. The contract also provides access to Hospira's I.V. solutions and associated equipment portfolio, including the company's more environmentally preferable VisIV(R) container for I.V. solutions. This contract represents the first opportunity for Hospira to provide access to these products to HealthTrust
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