Premier, Inc. is an American healthcare company, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company is listed on Nasdaq. In the early 2000s, Premier was a hospital buying group, pooling healthcare purchases to reduce prices. In 2017, Premier acquired Stanson Health for $51.5 million and, in 2019, acquired Medpricer, a healthcare technology firm, for $35 million. In June 2020, Premier partnered with McLaren Health Care to acquire a minority stake in Prestige Ameritech, a manufacturer of personal protective equipment. Premier became a public company via an initial public offering in September 2013, raising $760 million. In 2021, Michael J Alkire was appointed as the CEO of the company. In 2025, Premier agreed to be taken private by an affiliate of Patient Square Capital, an investment management firm, in a $2.6 billion deal. Wikipedia