Five-year agreement for equipment acquisition.
A three-hospital system in western Canada had decided to replace its old imaging processing equipment but wrestled with the most effective way to purchase it. As Mr. Clark describes in this practical guide to the process, the hospitals combined their buying power, negotiated a long-term agreement and found a supplier committed to total quality management.
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Greater Victoria Hospital Society, British Columbia.
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