The Illinois Purchasing Collaborative (IPC) is comprised of hospitals and health systems with a shared vision and purpose – to take costs out of the health care supply chain thus channeling greater resources into their core missions of patient care.

Formed in 2006, the IPC is part of IHA Business Solutions, an Illinois Hospital Association (IHA) company. Drawing on the fundamentals that has perched IHA at the top echelon of health care associations, the IPC uses hospital collaboration and volume aggregation to negotiate improved supply chain pricing for its members.

Within this collaborative environment, members share best practices and identify cost-saving opportunities.

How does it work?

In partnership with our Members and Premier Inc., the IPC achieves savings through:

    NATIONAL Strength
        Premier National Contracts
            aggressive pricing ∙ comprehensive coverage ∙ integrated approach

    REGIONAL Collaboration
        IPC Regional Contracts and Service
            enhanced tiers, terms, conditions ∙ regional suppliers of choice ∙ committed service

    LOCAL Flexibility
        Local Contracts
            support local member buying to cover niche spend requirements

Hospital organizations unified around a common cause --- supply chain cost containment --- continues to be a time proven approach to achieving success.