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HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAIN ASSOCIATION (HSCA) WELCOMES CAPSTONE HEALTH ALLIANCE AS NEW MEMBER

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The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) today welcomed Asheville, North Carolina-based Capstone Health Alliance as a new member. Capstone President and CEO Tim Bugg will join the HSCA board of directors, lending his over 23 years of supply chain experience to the organization’s leadership body.

“HSCA members are healthcare industry leaders in delivering critical cost savings and efficiencies to America’s hospitals, long-term care facilities, surgery centers and clinics. HSCA is pleased to partner with Capstone to continue to tell the GPO story in Washington and around the country, and to help advocate for policy solutions that increase competition and innovation in the healthcare market,” said HSCA President and CEO Todd Ebert, R.Ph. “We are also happy to welcome Capstone President and CEO Tim Bugg to our board of directors, whose expertise will help GPOs continue to deliver billions in savings annually to healthcare providers, Medicare and Medicaid, and taxpayers. Capstone’s commitment to delivering cost savings to its provider members allows them to continue to focus on providing first-class care to patients.”

Capstone is one of the largest affiliated alliances in the southeast, with a membership of 85 health systems, 151 hospitals, and three group partnerships. Since 2000, Capstone has implemented over $210 million in savings for its members, with over 600 individual contracts. With its national GPO partner, Premier, Inc., Capstone is able to blend regional and national portfolios for outstanding contracting options.

“Capstone takes an innovative approach to identifying cost savings for our members. We are pleased to join an organization whose GPO members are dedicated to delivering the best products at the best value to healthcare providers and the patients they serve,” said Capstone President and CEO Tim Bugg. “The healthcare supply chain plays an essential role in safeguarding patient access to healthcare, and as a new HSCA member, Capstone looks forward to helping advance practices that will strengthen the supply chain and, ultimately, patient care.”


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