Premier Purchasing Partners Selects Coleman Lew for Executive Search Services

Three-year Contract Underscores The Search Firm's Integrity, Quality and Long-term Value 

            Charlotte, N.C.  (December 14, 2010)--Charles E. Lew, partner-managing director of Coleman Lew & Associates, Inc., an international retained executive search firm, announced the company's recent selection for executive search services by Premier Purchasing Partners LP, the group purchasing unit of Premier healthcare alliance.

            According to Lew, "Our firm's 30-year track record of integrity, unparalleled quality and providing long-term value in executive search aligns well with the mission and vision of Premier.  We have a depth of expertise in healthcare search and are well positioned to fully serve Premier and its members." Under terms of the three-year agreement, Premier members will have the option of using Coleman Lew & Associates' resources at specially negotiated prices for executive search services.

            Purchasing Partners is the largest unit of Premier, a healthcare alliance entirely owned by more than 200 of the nation's leading not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems. These organizations operate or are affiliated with more than 2,400 hospitals and more than 70,000 other healthcare sites.                                                                                            

Premier is a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,400 U.S. hospitals and 70,000-plus other healthcare sites, including Adventist Healthcare, Carolinas Medical Center, Catholic Healthcare West, Geisinger Healthcare and Cleveland Clinic Healthcare, working together to achieve high quality, cost-effective care. Owned by hospitals, health systems and other providers, Premier maintains the nation's most comprehensive repository of clinical, financial and outcomes information and operates a leading healthcare purchasing network. A world leader in helping deliver measurable improvements in care, Premier works with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West to improve hospital performance. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier also has offices in San Diego, Philadelphia and Washington. http://www.premierinc.com. Stay connected with Premier on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Coleman Lew & Associates, Inc., founded in 1979 and headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is a international retained executive search firm that recruits board members, officers, and senior level executives for national and international companies, academic institutions and non-profit organizations. The firm also provides customized leadership development services to organizations seeking to maximize corporate performance. Member, Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC).