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Amerinet member Kingman Regional Medical Center, a 235-bed facility in northwest Arizona, saved more than $288,000, increased revenues by $149,000 and increased meals served by more than 150,000, through its use of the Amerinet Foodservice portfolio.


"Amerinet has our best interests at heart. We are now operating more efficiently, having reduced expenses $288,000 and increased meals served by 150,200

as a result of our increased utilization of Amerinet's Foodservice portfolio," said Robin Rush, director, Nutrition Services, Kingman (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center.


With approximately 300 contracts for more than 100,000 products and services, the Foodservice portfolio from Amerinet offers acute and non-acute care providers effective and efficient options in developing a foodservice program. In addition to significant cost savings, more than 4,000 facilities look to Amerinet to "go green," purchase "smart kitchen" equipment or improve food safety and customer satisfaction.


"Our Foodservice portfolio features a variety of contracts that meet the nutritional and financial needs of members," said Tom Wessling, vice president of nutrition and facility services for Amerinet. "A unique benefit of the portfolio is our ability to complement offerings from industry-leading national suppliers with a variety of regional distribution contracts for milk, ice cream and bread. This allows Amerinet to increase the opportunities for savings.?


Amerinet's comprehensive Foodservice products and services also include equipment and smallware, software, dish machine and cleaning chemicals, enteral products and devices and paper products.


About Amerinet


As a leading national group purchasing organization, Amerinet strategically partners with healthcare providers to reduce costs and improve quality. Through its Total Spend Management solutions and operational performance improvement programs, tools and services, Amerinet assists members in their efforts to reduce costs, improve efficiencies and create new revenue streams. Supported by a team of clinical, data and supply chain experts, Amerinet offers a comprehensive portfolio of product and service contracts to address members' specific needs. Based in St. Louis with offices in Salt Lake City, Providence, R.I., and Warrendale, Pa., Amerinet serves acute and non-acute healthcare providers nationwide. To learn more, visit www.amerinet-gpo.com.





Amerinet

Evan Danis, 724-778-3423

Manager, Public Relations and Internal Communications

evan.danis@amerinet-gpo.com