Geary Community Hospital is working with it’s new affiliate hospital Stormont Vail Healthcare to go together on an agreement to purchase medical supplies together through a larger organization. 

Dr. Joe Stratton, GCH CEO explained that they are currently working on the agreement with VHA, a large organization that offers medical supplies. He believes that there will be some almost immediate benefits if the agreement is signed.

“It’s kind of a back room, back office kind of thing that nobody will see, but it will be real positive for both hospitals,” said Stratton.

For GCH the savings could be about $50,000 a year.

“For us here at Geary Community, that’s certainly a substantial savings. The more we can save the more we can invest in medical equipment backing the patients and their families and that’s what it’s all about.”

GCH will continue piecing together the agreement with Stormont Vail Healthcare over the next couple of weeks.