CONTACT:
Susan Ahmann
susana@wyeastmed.com
503-657-3101 ext 216
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wy’East Medical has been awarded Patient Lifts and Lateral Transfer
Devices agreement with Premier, Inc.
Wy’East Medical has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for Patient Lifts and
Lateral Transfer Devices with Premier, Inc. Effective August 1, 2015 the new agreement
allows Premier members, at their discretion, to take advantage of special pricing and terms
pre-negotiated by Premier for Patient Lifts and Lateral Transfer Devices.
Wy’East Medical provides a complete line of patient transfer products and lifts:
 Chairs: The TotaLift Transfer Chair is 3 devices in one: transfer device, stretcher,
and chair
 FRDs: The Pink Slip is an affordable, disposable friction-reducing device
 Lifts: A wide range of assistive devices target all mobility levels
 Slings: A complete line of reusable and disposable options for slings
With more than 25 years in the industry Wy’East Medical enjoys a strong and consistent
reputation as an innovative and dependable provider of high-quality equipment. As one
medical professional notes:
“As a medical director for hospital employee health, I have observed the Pink
Slip® transform thinking from the common belief that safe patient mobilization tools
were cumbersome, inconvenient to use or stock/restock/launder, took too much time
to deploy, or were too costly. The Pink Slip allowed employees to take control of their
own risk by pocketing, sharing, and spreading the word about a simple device. It is
remarkably slippery and in training, pulling a large coworker on a drawsheet on top
of the Pink Slip makes a lasting impression. The pull/push forces in our evaluations
were almost halved and lifting nearly eliminated when transferring a patient. After
thousands of uses, I have yet to see a worker injured who has used the Pink Slip.”
P. Mark, MD MPH, Occupational Medicine, Physical Medicine
About Premier, Inc.
Premier, Inc. is a leading healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of
approximately 3,400 U.S. hospitals and 110,000 other providers to transform healthcare.
With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, and advisory and
other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost. Premier, a
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, plays a critical role in the rapidly
evolving healthcare industry, collaborating with members to co-develop long-term
innovations that reinvent and improve the way care is delivered to patients nationwide.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier is passionate about transforming American
healthcare. Please visit Premier’s news and investor sites on www.premierinc.com.
About Wy’East Medical
A privately-held company, Wy’East Medical is a leader in zero-lift products for healthcare
ergonomics and has been offering state-of-the-art Safe Patient Handling equipment to
medical centers and healthcare facilities since 1989. Through it all, Wy’East has been at the
forefront of the Safe Patient Handling movement, leading the charge on the safe handling of
patients coupled with dramatic reduction of injuries to caregivers.
The primary benefit of our Safe Patient Handling equipment is the reduction of the risk of
staff and caregiver back injuries related to moving patients into and out of bed. Wy’East
solutions offer compliance, practicality, a proven track record, and measurable bottom line
benefits. Please see: www.wyeastmedical.com for more information.