MUNDELEIN, Ill., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Sysmex America today announced that it is a winner of the fourth annual Pinnacle Award, presented by Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance.
Premier contracts with more than 800 suppliers and Sysmex America is one of 19 contracted suppliers to receive the Pinnacle Award. Winners are recognized for their outstanding management of Premier agreements and drive toward the mutual goal of providing clinical and financial value to the not-for-profit hospitals that are members of the Premier alliance.
"On behalf of the employees of Sysmex America, I am honored to accept our company's third Pinnacle Award from Premier, a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient. We are especially proud of the fact that we are the only Premier-contracted hematology vendor to ever win the Pinnacle Award by having met customers' expectations of performance and customer service," said John Kershaw, President, Sysmex America, Inc. Since the award program's inception in 2006, Sysmex America has won three Pinnacle Awards and one Premier Performance Award, added Kershaw.
Larry Pizzi, Health Systems Account Manager, Sysmex America, accepted the award at the 2009 Premier Annual Breakthroughs Conference & Exhibition in Anaheim, Calif. The award ceremony was held at The Anaheim Convention Center on Wednesday, June 17.
"Premier is pleased to recognize our top performing suppliers with the Pinnacle Award, which honors our valued suppliers that strive for collaboration and performance excellence to the benefit of the alliance," said Premier Purchasing Partners President Mike Alkire.
Premier's Pinnacle Award is intended to reward Premier's contracted suppliers
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