Amerinet Announces Exclusive Agreement With Blackhawk Healthcare

St. Louis, MO - Amerinet Inc., announced recently that Blackhawk Healthcare LLC, an owner and operator of rural hospitals, has chosen Amerinet to serve as its sole-source group purchasing organization (GPO). This three-year national sales agreement creates a partnership of shared responsibility to reduce costs and develop new revenue streams through Amerinet's cost-saving and innovative solution-based programs.

The partnership will focus on global supply spend management and margin enhancement services, including cost reduction, contract evaluation, contract implementation and program coordination at all of Blackhawk Healthcare's facilities. Amerinet will negotiate contracts on behalf of Blackhawk Healthcare and provide access to an array of competitively priced, quality products and services supplied by industry leaders.

Todd Biederman, President of Blackhawk Healthcare, said "Blackhawk Healthcare selected Amerinet because of their expertise serving rural hospitals and their proven ability to deliver significant cost savings. One of the biggest challenges stand-alone, rural hospitals face is the ability to receive top quality supplies at the discounts provided to larger health care systems. We believe that partnering with Amerinet will fulfill our intention to provide rural hospitals with the best programs and services available."

"Blackhawk Healthcare is an outstanding health care provider, and we are truly pleased that they have chosen Amerinet as their exclusive GPO," said Amerinet CEO Victor Samolovitch. "The agreement is designed to help Blackhawk Healthcare achieve its margin improvement goals through utilization of Amerinet's comprehensive contract portfolios, clinical specialists, supply chain consultants and data tools to optimize financial performance."

SOURCE: Amerinet Inc.