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A partner with Practice Greenhealth​ – the nation’s leading membership and networking organization for institutions in the healthcare community that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices – Amerinet is dedicated to reducing waste, saving energy and incorporating sustainable design within our organization.

Among Amerinet’s environmental successes for 2009: 

  • Offered more than 66,000 green purchasing options 
  • Recycled more than 3.16 tons of waste 
  • Reduced paper consumption in our printing department by 6.3% 
  • Replaced the lighting at our headquarters with Ecologic Fluorescent GE light bulbs 
  • Added a "Community Impact and/or Innovation (green initiatives)" category for the Amerinet Healthcare Achievement Awards 
  • Mergered of two major member conferences into one, eliminating all related waste, travel, etc. by nearly $200,000 and significantly decreasing the organization’s carbon footprint 

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) 

Amerinet has taken the lead in providing EPP educational resources to staff and members and supporting EPP through continual reviews of the Amerinet portfolio for opportunities to enhance environmentally friendly product coverage to its membership. Amerinet is currently offering more than 66,000 green purchasing options. Green alternatives are available in virtually all product and service areas, with environmentally friendly advantages including energy efficiency, waste reduction, mercury alternative and recycling, package efficiency, greener cleaners and recyclable or compostable products.​​​

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Amerinet: Reducing healthcare costs. Improving healthcare quality.

As a leading national healthcare solutions organization (GPO), Amerinet collaborates with acute and non-acute care providers — hospitals, surgery centers, long-term care facilities, clinics and doctor offices — to create and deliver unique solutions through performance improvement resources, guidance and ongoing support. With better product standardization and utilization, new financial tools beyond contracting and alliances that help lower costs, raise revenue and champion quality, Amerinet enriches healthcare delivery for its members and the communities they serve.

Why Settle for Someone Else's Solution?

At Amerinet, we believe the only path that's right for your healthcare facility is the one designed only for you. We are here to help you create that path and then follow it confidently with the right mix of tools, guidance and ongoing support. We promise a commitment to listen, create and deliver what no other healthcare solutions organization will: An answer as original as each member we serve. In today's complex and ever-changing world of healthcare, there's no one recipe for success. But there is Amerinet.