FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Niki Burgdorf, 314/628-3603
Resource Optimization & Innovation (ROi) Names Dooley Vice President of Group Purchasing
St. Louis, Mo. (May 2, 2008) — Resource Optimization & Innovation (ROi), the supply chain operating division of the Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy),has named Lawrence (Larry) Dooley to the position of Vice President – Group Purchasing. In this role, Dooley will be a member of ROi’s executive leadership team and oversee all group purchasing activities including contracting, item file management, pricing administration, rebate management and member services activities.
Prior to joining ROi, Dooley served as Vice President of Sales for CoreTrust Purchasing Group in Brentwood, Tenn. From 2003 to 2007, he served as Vice President of Contract and Program Services at Novation in Irving, Texas. Dooley holds bachelor’s degrees in business and history from St. Thomas University in Miami.
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About ROi
Resource Optimization & Innovation (ROi) is an operating division of the Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) that allows its members to successfully offer a single-source, fully integrated supply chain solution to serve their customers. ROi focuses on three primary areas of service: performance consulting, group purchasing and supply chain management. As of fiscal year 2007, ROi has $360 million in contracted volume, more than 1,400 members and serves more than 4,000 licensed beds in 22 acute care hospitals. ROi is headquartered in St. Louis, Mo. and has distribution operations at the Consolidated Services Center (CSC) in Springfield, Mo.
About Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) operates hospitals, physician practices, outpatient clinics, health plans and related health and human services in a seven state area including Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Its members include 18 acute care hospitals providing more than 4,000 licensed beds, two heart hospitals, a managed care subsidiary (Mercy Health Plans), physician practices, outpatient care facilities, home health programs, skilled nursing services and long-term care facilities. Services are provided by approximately 30,000 co-workers and 4,000 physicians who are employed or practice at Mercy facilities. Mercy is the 9th largest Catholic healthcare system in the U.S. based on net patient service revenue and is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy–St. Louis Regional Community.
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