| From： | | | | and National Accounts at IL. "When customers |
| Tag：MDAS,Instrumentation Laboratory,supplier | | | | find value and satisfaction in our products, it |
| honor,Vice President | | | | translates to confidence in their test results and |
| MDAS 15.39, +0.39, +2.6%) , and Instrumentation | | | | more time to focus on what really matters: |
| Laboratory (IL) today announced that IL has been | | | | delivering quality patient care." |
| granted the 2008 Platinum Vendor Award, | | | | IL and MedAssets currently hold a multi-year |
| MedAssets' highest supplier honor. IL was | | | | contract for IL's critical care portfolio, covering IL's |
| recognized for superior achievements in improving | | | | critical care analyzers, including the GEM Premier |
| customer value, customer satisfaction, continuous | | | | 4000 and GEM Premier 3000, reagents, |
| growth in purchase volume and advancement of | | | | consumables and service. |
| MedAssets' philanthropic efforts and corporate | | | | Instrumentation Laboratory ( founded in 1959, is a |
| values. The presentation was made at the 2008 | | | | worldwide developer, manufacturer and distributor |
| MedAssets Healthcare Business Summit in Las | | | | of in vitro diagnostic instruments, related reagents |
| Vegas, attended by more than 3,000 healthcare | | | | and controls for use primarily in hospitals and |
| professionals. | | | | independent clinical laboratories. The company's |
| "MedAssets' Supplier Recognition Program uses an | | | | product lines include critical care systems, |
| objective and defined set of criteria to recognize | | | | hemostasis systems and information management |
| what we consider as true leaders in the industry, | | | | systems. IL's GEM product offerings, part of the |
| providing superior services to our customer base," | | | | critical care line, include the new GEM Premier |
| said Mary Ellen Kimmeth, Vice President, | | | | 4000 analyzer with Intelligent Quality Management |
| Laboratory and Capital Equipment Services, | | | | (iQM(R)), GEM Premier 3000 analyzer, GEM |
| MedAssets Supply Chain Systems. "We are | | | | OPL(TM), a portable whole blood CO-Oximeter |
| pleased to award a Platinum Vendor designation | | | | and the GEM PCL Plus, a portable coagulation |
| to IL, whose high quality analytical products and | | | | analyzer. IL's hemostasis portfolio includes the |
| services, and the cost-efficiencies they represent, | | | | ACL TOP(R) Family of Hemostasis Testing |
| are valued by our customers." | | | | Systems, fully automated, high- productivity |
| "We are truly honored to be chosen as a Platinum | | | | analyzers, including the ACL TOP and the new |
| Vendor by MedAssets, based on such criteria as | | | | ACL TOP 500 CTS. IL also offers the ACL |
| value and customer satisfaction. This | | | | ELITE(R) and ELITE PRO, other hemostasis |
| acknowledges exactly what we strive to achieve | | | | analyzers and the HemosIL(R) line of reagents. IL |
| every day," said Brian Durkin, Director of Sales | | | | is based in Lexington, Massachusetts. |