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.”