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Article: CHW Switches to PVC/DEHP-Free Products to Improve Patient Safety and Protect the Environment; Healthcare Provider Awards $70 Million Contract to B. Braun for PVC/DEHP-Free Supplies.
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- Business Wire
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- November 21, 2005
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) announced today that it has awarded a five-year, $70 million contract to B. Braun Medical Inc. for the supply of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/ di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP)-free intravenous (IV) bags, solutions, and tubing to the system's 40 hospitals in California, Arizona, and Nevada.
The contract award represents a significant victory in CHW's ongoing advocacy efforts with suppliers to ensure that products used in the hospital setting are safe for patients, employees, and the environment. CHW is the first major integrated delivery network to take such a strong position on the use of PVC/DEHP-free products.
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