Key highlights
- Cook Medical is one of only five suppliers nationally recognized in the inaugural HIRC Member Choice Awards program
- Cook won in the Supplier Transparency category, recognized for its Customer Portal, data dashboards and collaborative Supply Chain Fellowship program
- The award reflects Cook Medical’s ongoing commitment to supply chain resilience and continuity of patient care
Left to right: Travis DeWolfe, Ross Harvey, Emma Strieter, Haley Aud
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical won the Healthcare Industry Resilience Collaborative (HIRC) Member Choice Award at the annual HIRC meeting. Cook won the award in the Supplier Transparency category. This award is an example of Cook’s efforts to improve our customers’ experience.
How winners are chosen
Each year, the HIRC Member Choice Awards honor suppliers nominated by HIRC’s provider members for demonstrable practices that strengthen supply assurance and continuity of patient care. This inaugural program recognized only five suppliers nationally, underscoring the rarity of being nominated and awarded among HIRC’s member network. Awardees were determined by customer nominations and must hold one or more HIRC badges. The nomination process requires customers to rank nominees against five key criteria for the category and to submit five short essay responses — a process that requires thoughtful consideration and time commitment.
Why Cook was chosen for the HIRC Member Choice Award
Cook Medical was nominated for, and won, the Member Choice Award for several reasons, including:
- The Customer Portal, which shares timely, usable data that empowers two-way collaboration and earlier risk detection.
- The Supplier Risk Dashboard, which shows risk disclosures that enable accurate demand planning and forecasting so customers can continue patient care as smoothly as possible
- The Supply Chain Data Management (SCDM) dashboard, which shows data across procurement, production, logistics and distribution networks for more efficient mitigation and purchasing planning
- Cook’s Supply Chain Fellowship program, a Cook-funded fellowship where a recent MBA graduate works with an industry organization to better understand the relationship between suppliers and providers. The research is published to share their learnings with the whole industry
Quotes
“Supply chain resilience starts with visibility, and visibility starts with honest, open communication. We built our supplier portal and our other data dashboards to give our customers the transparent information they need to plan, adapt and keep delivering for their patients. This award is a testament to the teams across Cook who make that possible every day,” said Ross Harvey, vice president of global supply chain at Cook Medical.
“Our Supply Chain Fellowship was a major factor in Cook receiving this award. The bright fellows have already published several insightful reports from their learnings. The fellowship is a chance for Cook and the entire industry to better understand the dynamics between suppliers and providers and how we can refine processes that benefit everyone. And in the spirit of true learning, we share the research freely for everyone to learn from,” said Travis DeWolfe, supply chain solutions manager at Cook Medical.
About HIRC
The Healthcare Industry Resilience Collaborative (HIRC) is a non-profit, member-driven consortium that strengthens healthcare supply-chain resilience to protect continuity of patient care. HIRC brings providers, suppliers, and partners together to turn shared resiliency and transparency standards into sourcing-ready, measurable tools that reduce risk and support real-world procurement and operational decisions.
FAQs
What is the HIRC Member Choice Award?
The HIRC Member Choice Award is an annual recognition program that honors medical device and healthcare suppliers nominated by HIRC’s provider members for practices that strengthen supply assurance and continuity of patient care. This inaugural year, only five suppliers were recognized nationally.
What is Cook Medical’s Customer Portal?
The Cook Medical Customer Portal is our self‑service digital platform that enables customers to view product and order information, monitor availability, initiate returns, and access supply chain insights—helping increase transparency, reduce manual touchpoints, and improve the overall customer experience.
What is Cook Medical’s Supply Chain Fellowship?
The Cook-funded Supply Chain Fellowship pairs a recent MBA graduate with a healthcare provider. The fellow, with no ties to either organization, can perform objective research. Both organizations agree on a specific project in advance of finding a fellow who is best suited with the appropriate skills to problem solve. Fellows are responsible for finding scalable, real-world solutions and sharing those solutions with the industry by creating a white paper. This is a way for their experience to continue to live on and foster innovation within the healthcare supply chain.
How does this award benefit Cook Medical’s customers?
This recognition validates that Cook Medical’s commitment to supply chain transparency is making a real difference for healthcare providers. By sharing actionable data through the Customer Portal, Cook helps customers plan more effectively, mitigate supply risks earlier, and maintain continuity of care for their patients.
About Cook Medical
At Cook Medical, we are passionate about making unique, quality medical devices and connecting with people to improve lives. Founded on inventing, manufacturing, and delivering medical devices, we provide healthcare professionals with the tools they need to help their patients return to living.
Our commitment to innovation involves bringing new products to market and keeping existing products relevant to a changing healthcare landscape. We believe in using our business to help people and communities thrive by creating inclusive, supportive, and healthy environments.
We are proud of our history of innovative firsts and the impact we have on patients and communities. With headquarters in Bloomington, Indiana, and manufacturing facilities and offices in various global locations, we challenge ourselves to maintain a global perspective while focusing on local impact.
Follow Cook Medical at CookMedical.com and on LinkedIn.
Key highlights
- Cook Medical and Siemens Healthineers unveiled the fully integrated Interventional MRI Suite at SIR 2026.
- iMRI enables a minimally invasive interventional practice ideal for precise soft tissue imaging, tumor targeting, biopsy and future ablation therapies, representing the future of radiation-free, image-guided care.
- Attendees at SIR 2026 got to explore the suite, hear from expert interventional radiologists, learn more about the Cook and Siemens Healthineers partnership and listen to panels about the future of iMRI.
Fully integrated Interventional MRI Suite
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical and Siemens Healthineers unveiled the integrated Interventional MRI (iMRI) Suite at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting in Toronto. The collaboration brings together advanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, MR-conditional interventional devices and clinical workflow solutions designed to support minimally invasive procedures in an ionizing radiation-free environment. The unveiling marks a key milestone in the companies’ multi-year effort to advance MRI-guided intervention from concept to clinical reality.
The iMRI Suite provides a comprehensive framework for MRI-guided procedures. The solution combines imaging technology, purpose-built interventional devices, suite planning guidance and clinical education designed to support hospitals adopting MRI-guided interventions. The iMRI ecosystem will use SIR’s VIRTEX, a clinical data registry and analytics platform, to capture data, support continuous learning and help develop evidence-based protocols. The iMRI Suite is a turnkey solution that will give physicians more options for minimally invasive procedures that benefit from superior soft-tissue visualization and a radiation-free environment.
Attendees at SIR 2026 had the opportunity to meet world-renowned clinicians that are advancing clinical care with the newest interventional radiology (IR) techniques. Visitors at the booth got a sneak peek of Cook’s innovative pipeline of products, explored the physical suite environment, participated in demonstration sessions and heard from leading interventional radiologists discussing the emerging role of MRI-guided intervention. The discussions centered on these main topics:
- Procedures that could benefit from real-time MRI guidance, particularly soft-tissue and oncology interventions, such as biopsies and ablations, as well as pediatric and cardiac indications
- Workflow considerations for MRI-guided procedures
- Integration of Cook’s MR-conditional interventional devices with the MAGNETOM Free.XL MRI system from Siemens Healthineers
The iMRI advisory board also discussed the ongoing development of iMRI Centers of Excellence, which are leading academic institutions collaborating with Cook Medical and Siemens Healthineers to advance research, clinical protocols and physician training in MRI-guided intervention. Most recently, Indiana University was named a Center of Excellence in the US. The advisory board will continue planning collaborations with high-profile research facilities across the US and Europe.
Keep up with the latest iMRI developments by following Cook Medical’s iMRI Division page on LinkedIn.
Quotes
“The iMRI Suite is more than a technology; it’s a fundamental shift in how we approach intervention. By bringing together advanced imaging, purpose-built devices, and integrated workflows, we are enabling physicians to see more, treat with greater precision, and ultimately deliver better outcomes without exposing patients or care teams to radiation,” said Peter Polverini III, vice president of Cook Medical’s iMRI divison.
“MRI offers unique advantages for image-guided intervention, particularly for procedures involving soft tissue. Through our collaboration with Siemens Healthineers and leading clinicians, we are working to advance the development of radiation-free interventional approaches,” said Pete Yonkman, president of Cook Medical and Cook Group.
“At Siemens Healthineers, it is our goal to elevate health globally. Magnetom Free.XL is designed to unlock the full potential of MR in the interventional suite, expanding the imaging toolbox by matching the right modality to the right patient at the right time”, said Andreas Schneck, head of Magnetic Resonance at Siemens Healthineers.
About iMRI
MRI provides exceptional soft-tissue visualization and eliminates exposure to ionizing radiation. While MRI has traditionally been used for diagnostic imaging, advances in device design and workflow are enabling its use in minimally invasive procedures. The iMRI Suite was developed to support this transition by creating an integrated environment for MRI-guided interventions.
In September 2025, Cook Medical’s iMRI division and Siemens Healthineers joined forces with leading strategic partners to deliver a fully integrated iMRI Suite. Cook brings procedural, device and training expertise, while Siemens brings world-leading imaging technology. Together, the companies are continuing a multi-year journey aimed at transforming interventional medicine by establishing the iMRI suite as the gold standard for precision, radiation-free procedures.
FAQs
What is Interventional MRI (iMRI)?
Interventional MRI (iMRI) refers to minimally invasive procedures performed using real-time MRI guidance. Unlike traditional interventional imaging modalities such as CT or fluoroscopy, MRI provides superior soft-tissue visualization and does not use ionizing radiation. This enables physicians to target certain tissues more precisely while avoiding radiation exposure for both patients and healthcare providers.
What is the iMRI Suite?
The iMRI Suite is an integrated procedural environment designed to support MRI-guided interventions. The solution combines Siemens Healthineers MRI imaging technology with Cook Medical’s interventional experience and compatible devices, along with suite planning guidance, clinical training and workflow support. The goal is to help hospitals implement MRI-guided procedures safely and efficiently.
What types of procedures could benefit from MRI-guided intervention?
MRI guidance may be particularly valuable for procedures involving soft-tissue structures where visualization is critical. Examples include biopsy and ablation procedures in organs such as the liver, kidney and prostate, as well as certain interventional oncology and pediatric applications. Clinical adoption will continue to evolve as physicians explore new use cases.
About Cook Medical
At Cook Medical, we are passionate about making unique, quality medical devices and connecting with people to improve lives. Founded on inventing, manufacturing, and delivering medical devices, we provide healthcare professionals with the tools they need to help their patients return to living.
Our commitment to innovation involves bringing new products to market and keeping existing products relevant to a changing healthcare landscape. We believe in using our business to help people and communities thrive by creating inclusive, supportive, and healthy environments.
We are proud of our history of innovative firsts and the impact we have on patients and communities. With headquarters in Bloomington, Indiana, and manufacturing facilities and offices in various global locations, we challenge ourselves to maintain a global perspective while focusing on local impact.
Follow Cook Medical at CookMedical.com and on LinkedIn.
Cook Medical’s Syfonix® Suction Ureteral Access Sheath and the new 7.5 Fr Ascend™ Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope are now available
Key highlights
- The Syfonix Suction Ureteral Access Sheath is now commercially available in the U.S. and Canada.
- Syfonix allows clinicians to manage suction right at the handle, helping maintain visibility and efficiency during ureteroscopic stone procedures.
- The Ascend Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope is now available in a new 7.5 Fr size in the United States and Canada.
- Both products are part of Cook Medical’s complete portfolio of disposable urological medical devices. A complete portfolio is an economic advantage for customers on contract with Cook.
Cook Medical’s Syfonix® Suction Ureteral Access Sheath
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical today announced the commercial launch of two products from its Urology specialty. The Syfonix® Suction Ureteral Access Sheath and the 7.5 Fr Ascend™ Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope are available in the United States and Canada.
Syfonix is designed to give physicians fingertip control of suction during ureteroscopic kidney stone management procedures. With inner diameter ranges from 9 Fr to 12 Fr, the sheath establishes a working channel to facilitate the passage of endoscopes and ancillary instruments into the urinary tract. It is a single-use device.
Additionally, the Ascend Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope is now available in a new 7.5 Fr size in addition to the 8.6 Fr size Cook has been offering. As Cook’s pipeline of products includes more products and more sizes, physicians are empowered to treat patients with more precision.
Cook Medical’s Ascend™ Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope in 7.5Fr
Syfonix and Ascend are compatible products for stone management procedures. Together, these two products are part of Cook Medical’s full portfolio of urological disposables. Cook is proud to be a trusted source for a full line of disposables and the latest laser technology for urological healthcare providers. Having a complete portfolio provides a smoother customer experience for ordering products, especially for customers on contract. To learn more about Cook’s complete stone management portfolio, visit Cook Medical’s Urology specialty page.
Quotes
“Suction sheaths are a critical part of improving stone management procedures. Syfonix gives physicians seamless control of suction without having to break focus or rely on additional staff,” said Johan Lowinger, director of global product management for Urology at Cook Medical. “With the Syfonix sheath now available with the Ascend 7.5 Fr flexible ureteroscope, we’re excited to offer a solution that reflects direct feedback from the urology community.”
“Suction sheaths are one of the newest tools urologists have to help ensure patients get stone-free in a minimally invasive manner. Now that we have added Syfonix to our product portfolio, along with continuing to expand our Vision offering with the addition of the Ascend 7.5 Fr Ureteroscope, we’re giving physicians a full line of products to customize their treatment plan to the specific patient they’re treating. Commercializing these products in the US and Canada is an important milestone for Cook as we work alongside our clinical partners to further advance treatments in stone management,” said Shayna Martin, director of sales for Cook Medical’s Urology specialty.
About Cook Medical
At Cook Medical, we are passionate about making unique, quality medical devices and connecting with people to improve lives. Founded on inventing, manufacturing, and delivering medical devices, we provide healthcare professionals with the tools they need to help their patients return to living.
Our commitment to innovation involves bringing new products to market and keeping existing products relevant to a changing healthcare landscape. We believe in using our business to help people and communities thrive by creating inclusive, supportive, and healthy environments.
We are proud of our history of innovative firsts and the impact we have on patients and communities. With headquarters in Bloomington, Indiana, and manufacturing facilities and offices in various global locations, we challenge ourselves to maintain a global perspective while focusing on local impact.
Follow Cook Medical at CookMedical.com and on LinkedIn.
Cook Medical’s latest two Endoscopy products are designed to enhance GI procedures
Key highlights
- Two new Endoscopy products, the Cold AcuSnare Polypectomy Snare and the Caesar Alligator Rat Tooth Grasping Forceps, are now available in the U.S. and Canada. The Cold AcuSnare is also available in direct markets in Europe.
- Both products make Cook’s Endoscopy portfolio more robust, especially for GI procedures. Having a more complete portfolio offers additional savings to customers that have contracts for Endoscopy products.
- Cook Medical is proud to offer these innovative products that further simplify product access, especially for customers on contract.
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical has launched two new products within its Endoscopy specialty. The two products, the Cold AcuSnare® Polypectomy Snare and the Caesar® Alligator Rat Tooth Grasping Forceps, are both designed to make GI procedures easier for clinicians. The Cold AcuSnare Polypectomy Snare and the Caesar Alligator Rat Tooth Grasping Forceps, are now available in the U.S. and Canada. The Cold AcuSnare is also available in direct markets in Europe.
In addition to the products’ functional benefits, these products make Cook Medical’s Endoscopy portfolio of products more complete. Healthcare organizations ordering these products may be able to get them at a lower cost, as they can order all their endoscopy-related devices from a single vendor.
Quotes
“We like the challenge of balancing a full portfolio with incremental clinical value. The design features of these two new devices, including bi-directional rotatability and hybrid jaws, are tailored to enhance procedural accuracy and ease of use in complex endoscopic interventions.”
–Ben Bailey, director of product management for Cook Medical’s Endoscopy specialty
“By expanding our Endoscopy portfolio, we are empowering clinicians with more features, more treatment options and more economic benefits through comprehensive product offerings. We are excited to share our full pipeline of innovative products.”
–DJ Sirota, senior vice president of Cook Medical’s MedSurg division
About Cold AcuSnare Polypectomy Snare
Cook Medical’s Cold AcuSnare® Polypectomy Snare
For endoscopic resection of diminutive and small polyps in the gastrointestinal tract, use Cook Medical’s Cold AcuSnare product. The Cold AcuSnare Polypectomy Snare—unlike other snares on the market that use diathermic energy to cut endoscopic polyps—is a cold snare, which does not require cauterization to resect the polyps.
There have been recent shifts in clinical guidelines regarding the use of snares. ASGE and ESGE guidelines now recommend cold snaring techniques (without diathermic energy) for all polyps less than 10 mm. Cold snaring shows lower rates of delayed bleeding as compared to hot snaring for polypectomies and mucosal resections.
Among cold snares from other major manufacturers, Cook Medical’s Cold AcuSnare stands out because of its rotatability. The product has 1:1 rotatability so that clinicians can accurately target polyps and perform polyp resection in a precise manner.
About Caesar Alligator Rat Tooth Grasping Forceps
Cook Medical’s Caesar® Alligator Rat Tooth Grasping Forceps
Cook Medical’s new Caesar Alligator Rat Tooth Grasping Forceps are used to remove tissue, stones, stents or foreign bodies during endoscopic procedures and offer the added benefit of two types of jaws: alligator and rat tooth. The jaws’ different shapes allow healthcare professionals to grasp different types and shapes of tissues, stones and foreign bodies successfully. The product also has bi-directional rotatability, which makes it easier to grasp and manipulate tissues, stones and foreign bodies.
The Caesar Alligator Rat Tooth Grasping Forceps can be used for many types of procedures and are an excellent complementary product for repeated GI procedures for removal of pre-placed plastic stent.
FAQs
What is the Cold AcuSnare Polypectomy Snare?
The Cold AcuSnare Polypectomy Snare is intended to be used without diathermic energy, or cauterization, for the endoscopy resection of diminutive and small polyps in the gastrointestinal tract. The snare can be used on polyps less than 10 mm, which are recommended to be removed without cauterization by medical societies (ASGE and ESGE). As part of Cook’s tissue management portfolio, this snare help clinicians identify and focus on the correct tissue to manage and delineate between healthy and diseased tissue.
What are the Caesar Alligator Rat Tooth Grasping Forceps?
These rotating forceps are used in combination with an endoscope to remove tissue, stones, stents or foreign bodies from the digestive tract. The combination of the alligator grasping strength and rat tooth jaw design optimizes grip strength and helps clinicians retrieve even difficult-to-grasp foreign objects. These forceps are also part of Cook’s tissue management portfolio and help clinicians acquire and obtain targeted tissues or stones, stents or foreign bodies.
What does the addition of these products mean for Cook’s Endoscopy portfolio?
Both products make Cook’s Endoscopy portfolio more robust, especially for GI procedures. Having a more complete portfolio is also an economic advantage and offers more savings to customers that have contracts for Endoscopy products.
How can I learn more about using the Cold AcuSnare Polypectomy Snare and the Caesar Alligator Rat Tooth Grasping Forceps in my practice?
Contact your local Cook Medical representative to learn more about trying these products in your practice.
About Cook Medical
At Cook Medical, we are passionate about making unique, quality medical devices and connecting with people to improve lives. Founded on inventing, manufacturing and delivering medical devices, we provide healthcare professionals with the tools they need to help their patients return to living.
Our commitment to innovation involves bringing new products to market and keeping existing products relevant to a changing healthcare landscape. We believe in using our business to help people and communities thrive by creating inclusive, supportive and healthy environments.
We are proud of our history of innovative firsts and the impact we have on patients and communities. With headquarters in Bloomington, Indiana, and manufacturing facilities and offices in various global locations, we challenge ourselves to maintain a global perspective while focusing on local impact.
Follow Cook Medical at CookMedical.com and on LinkedIn.
This article is part of our Ask the CMO series, where Cook Medical’s chief medical officer, Dr. John Kaufman, answers questions. Learn more about Dr. Kaufman in his Meet Our Leaders bio.
Q: You have worked with many other medical device companies and many people in the industry, such as sales reps, trainers, product managers, and regulatory scientists. From a physician’s perspective, how did Cook differentiate itself?
Dr. Kaufman: The reason that I was so excited to join Cook is that for my entire career I always felt that anyone that I worked with from Cook is more of a partner with aligned interests toward doing the best thing for the patient than a transactional relationship. I’ve never felt with Cook that there was a pressure to use something that somebody needed to fill a quota for or convince me to switch to something. It was never that way. It is always with Cook that I felt aligned, to the extent that I could trust anyone from Cook to say, “We don’t have the thing you are looking for, but this other company does.” When I first then began investigating or meeting people as potentially becoming part of Cook that culture was very clear.
What is different about Cook is that, although that culture may be present at other companies, it is such a strong presence throughout all of Cook. There is a shared alignment of goals between those of us who are taking care of people and trying to do the best thing for the person in front of us regardless of other factors. Overall, that is how Cook operates.
Obviously, we are a company, we have to somehow make enough money to stay afloat and make enough money to take care of the people who work for us as well. So, decisions can’t always be purely altruistic. We do have to make some of those decisions, but that is always in the framework of is this really the right thing to do, not just for us but for the patients of physicians.
What is an area that could potentially be improved on?
What could we do better? I think everyone has a different answer based on their own perspective, and as Cook customer it would be great if we could get new or updated devices through the pipeline and into clinical practice as fast as possible. We have so much fantastic stuff in the wings and I want it now! On a serious note, we also need to focus on preserving our unique culture and relationships with physicians as we navigate the complex and highly regulated world that we now operate in. These two things have been drivers for Cook from the beginning and are in a sense timeless.
This article is part of our Ask the CMO series, where Cook Medical’s chief medical officer, Dr. John Kaufman, answers questions. Learn more about Dr. Kaufman in his Meet Our Leaders bio.
Q: How do you balance your connection with Cook with what is the best option or device for your patient?
Dr. Kaufman: I do love working for Cook. It is one of the best things that has ever happened to me professionally, if not the best thing. And I also love taking care of patients and I so appreciate the ability to do both things at the same time. It is not a thing I take for granted at all, but it is an incredible privilege.
The culture at Cook and the culture of medicine are very similar: You do what is best for the patient in front of you.
Don’t do what is best for you or what might be best for your friend or the company you work for or the hospital you are working for or the professional organization that you are a member of. You do what is right for the person in front of you and that guides you all the time.
That prevents really any issue from arising of, “Should I be using a Cook catheter or a non-Cook catheter?” Cook catheters are the best catheters — they just are. So, I don’t have any qualms about using what I think is the best device. There are other devices that other people do better than us and I will use them because I think it is the right thing. I’m glad that it is evident that I am excited to work for Cook as it is an awesome group of people and an awesome organization.
L-R: Rick Simms (Cook Medical, National Manager, GPO Account Executives), Amber Pastorek (Cook Medical, Account Executive Manager), Glenn Coleman (Premier, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer), Bob Stanley (Cook Medical, National GPO Account Executive), Brian Majoy (Cook Manager, Account Executive Manager), Chad Wissner (Cook Medial, Account Executive), Bruce Radcliff (Premier, President of Supply Chain Services) and Michael Alkire (Premier, President and CEO)
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical is honored to receive a 2025 Legacy Supplier Award from Premier, Inc. This supplier award recognizes Cook’s deep connections and commitments to hospitals, supply chain leaders and other healthcare organizations.
Premier is a leading healthcare improvement and technology company that unites an alliance of more than 4,350 U.S. hospitals and health systems. Each year, Premier announces award winners at their Breakthroughs Conference. The awards in various categories go to organizations that demonstrate unwavering commitment to delivering top value products and services designed to continually improve patient care.
Cook Medical was honored to be among a select number of organizations that received the 2025 Legacy Supplier Award. Companies earn this award for long-standing support of Premier members through exceptional local customer service and engagement, value creation through clinical excellence and commitment to lower costs. Supplier Legacy Award winners have a tenure of more than three years as a Premier contracted supplier.
What separates Cook from other suppliers is our Customer Portal, which makes the ordering experience more convenient and efficient for customers. Cook also offers a supplier risk dashboard and a biweekly global supply chain report.
“For more than two decades, Cook Medical has been proud to collaborate with Premier,” said Bob Stanley, a national GPO account executive with Cook’s BusinessCare Integration team.”We are truly honored to receive this award from Premier. It reflects our shared mission and our dedication to delivering value to Premier’s membership. We’re excited about what lies ahead and continuing to grow with our customer’s evolving needs.”
To learn more about the advantages of partnering with Cook Medical, visit our BusinessCare Integration site.
About Premier, Inc.
Premier is a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, providing solutions to two-thirds of all healthcare providers in the U.S. Playing a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, Premier unites providers, suppliers, payers and policymakers to make healthcare better with national scale, smarter with actionable intelligence and faster with novel technologies. With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, consulting and other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost.
About Cook Medical
At Cook Medical, we are passionate about making unique, quality medical devices and connecting with people to improve lives. Founded on inventing, manufacturing, and delivering medical devices, we provide healthcare professionals with the tools they need to help their patients return to living.
Our commitment to innovation involves bringing new products to market and keeping existing products relevant to a changing healthcare landscape. We believe in using our business to help people and communities thrive by creating inclusive, supportive, and healthy environments.
We are proud of our history of innovative firsts and the impact we have on patients and communities. With headquarters in Bloomington, Indiana, and manufacturing facilities and offices in various global locations, we challenge ourselves to maintain a global perspective while focusing on local impact.
Follow Cook Medical at CookMedical.com and on LinkedIn.
Some Cook Urology products that are included in the contract with Vizient
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical has been awarded a contract from Vizient for our portfolio of urology devices. This agreement provides increased access to Cook’s urology products for Vizient clients while further strengthening Cook’s decades-long, physician-focused connections with hospitals across the country. Vizient is the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company.
Through the contract, Vizient clients will experience streamlined ordering and delivery process and continue to receive excellent clinical and supply chain support from Cook Medical representatives. This agreement also allows physicians to continue treating patients with Cook products they know and trust at competitive price points and reliable product availability.
The urology products in this contract include:
“This contract is another milestone in our collaborative relationship,” said Rob Faulkner, senior director of global sales for Cook Medical’s MedSurg division. “We are excited to continue working with Vizient and making our comprehensive line of urological disposables more accessible to physicians and patients.”
In addition to this contract, Cook has previously earned recognition from Vizient. In 2023, Cook earned Vizient Supply Assurance Supplier of the Year Award. To learn more about the advantages of partnering with Cook Medical, visit our BusinessCare Integration site.
About Cook Medical
At Cook Medical, we are passionate about making unique, quality medical devices and connecting with people to improve lives. Founded on inventing, manufacturing, and delivering medical devices, we provide healthcare professionals with the tools they need to help their patients return to living.
Our commitment to innovation involves bringing new products to market and keeping existing products relevant to a changing healthcare landscape. We believe in using our business to help people and communities thrive by creating inclusive, supportive, and healthy environments.
We are proud of our history of innovative firsts and the impact we have on patients and communities. With headquarters in Bloomington, Indiana, and manufacturing facilities and offices in various global locations, we challenge ourselves to maintain a global perspective while focusing on local impact.
Follow Cook Medical at CookMedical.com and on LinkedIn.
