Saint Francis Health System Wins 2025 Premier Alliance Excellence Award
CHARLOTTE, N.C.(July 15, 2025) — Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading technology-driven healthcare performance improvement company, has named Saint Francis Health System as the recipient of the 2025 Premier Alliance Excellence Award.
The Premier Alliance Excellence Award recognizes innovative healthcare providers that demonstrate an unparalleled commitment to transformation, using Premier as a key partner. Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With over 12,000 employees, the health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. The system also includes northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.
Saint Francis Health System has consistently distinguished itself through excellence in quality and operational performance. A previous 15 Top Hospitals® and 100 Top Hospitals® program winner, Saint Francis leverages Premier collaboratives, actionable data and technology solutions to optimize operations, enhance patient outcomes and improve care for the communities it serves.
Saint Francis exemplifies Premier’s vision of transforming healthcare together. The health system is deeply engaged across Premier programs and initiatives, including the Perinatal Collaborative and the Population Health Management Collaborative as well as performance groups such as SURPASS. Saint Francis’ executive leadership also actively contributes to Premier’s Board of Directors Advisory Committee (BODAC) and Premier’s sourcing committees.
“Saint Francis Health System is an invaluable partner in our mission to transform healthcare,” said Michael J. Alkire, President and CEO of Premier. “Their unwavering focus on quality, willingness to share best practices, and innovative approach to leveraging innovative data, technology and services truly sets them apart. We are honored to recognize Saint Francis with the 2025 Premier Alliance Excellence Award.”
Saint Francis was selected from Premier’s nationwide alliance of more than 4,350 U.S. hospitals and 300,000 other providers and organizations.
“We are honored to receive the Premier Alliance Excellence Award,” said Dr. Cliff Robertson,President and Chief Executive Officer of Saint Francis Health System. “This recognition reflects our deep commitment to delivering exceptional care and to collaborating with partners like Premier to advance quality, efficiency and innovation in healthcare. We are proud of our entire team and grateful for the support and resources Premier provides to help us achieve our goals.”
Saint Francis Health System will formally accept the Premier Alliance Excellence Award on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, during the opening keynote session of Premier’s annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in front of thousands of healthcare leaders and peers.
Previous Premier Alliance Excellence Award winners in recent years include Prisma Health (Greenville, SC), WakeMed Health & Hospitals (Raleigh, NC), Henry Ford Health System (Detroit, MI), Atrium Health (Charlotte, NC), St. Luke’s University Health Network (Bethlehem, PA), McLaren Health Care (Grand Blanc, MI), and University Hospitals (Cleveland, OH).
About Saint Francis Health System
Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is the largest private employer in eastern Oklahoma with more than 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. The health system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.
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