Partnerships
The best alliances are with those who share the same vision and drive as your own. B. E. Smith establishes partnerships with organizations that strive to provide only the highest-quality services. To that end, B. E. Smith is required to meet stringent guidelines that are in line with these organizations. It is a shared focus on quality that makes our partnerships work – and makes our partnerships work for you.
Amerinet
Amerinet is a leading healthcare group purchasing organization that supports healthcare providers to deliver high quality care by helping them to more effectively manage their total spend. B. E. Smith was selected to provide Interim Leadership, Executive Search and Consulting Solutions to Amerinet members. Amerinet strategically partners with healthcare providers and suppliers to reduce costs and improve quality. Based in St. Louis, Amerinet serves acute and alternate care site healthcare providers nationwide.
Premier
B. E. Smith is a supplier of Executive Search, Interim Leadership, and Consulting Solutions to Premier members. In addition to the convenience and efficiency of working with one firm for these services, Premier members can gain exceptional discounts through their connection with Premier. Our partnership with Premier offers a powerful advantage that B. E. Smith passes on to healthcare providers with each recruitment and placement of an executive leader. Premier Inc. is a hospital performance-improvement alliance with 1,700 participating not-for-profit hospitals and health systems serving communities nationwide. Owned by some 200 not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems, Premier’s core purpose is "to improve the health of communities."
VHA
B. E. Smith is part of an esteemed list of designated providers of safe, effective, and cost-efficient solutions to the 1,400 hospitals that are part of VHA, Inc., the national healthcare alliance. To earn this distinction, B. E. Smith passed VHA’s stringent due-diligence assessments. As leaders in providing products and services to the healthcare industry, VHA-contracted suppliers play an important role in helping VHA offer the resources and expertise its members need to deliver the high-quality care their patients deserve.
University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC)
B. E. Smith’s comprehensive suite of leadership services including Executive Search and Interim Leadership are now available to the nearly 107 academic medical centers and 232 affiliate hospitals that comprise UHC's membership. Representing approximately 90% of the nation's non-profit academic medical centers, UHC offers its members specific programs and services to improve clinical, operational, financial, and patient safety performance. The mission of UHC is to advance knowledge, foster collaboration, and promote change to help members succeed in their respective markets.