100+
YEAR HISTORY
With roots that date back to 1916, the history of CHAMPS Group Purchasing is rich. We've been formally known as CHAMPS Group Purchasing for 20+ years, leveraging the purchasing power of 25,000+ member locations across the United States. Together with our national GPO partner Premier, we support member supply chain initiatives through expertise in contract management, aggregation savings, supply chain technology, spend analytics and customized service.
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1916
THE CENTER IS ESTABLISHED
The Center for Health Affairs, CHAMPS Group Purchasing’s nonprofit parent organization originally known as the Cleveland Hospital Council, became the first regional hospital association in the country and a model for similar organizations.
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1918
CLARK BECOMES PURCHASING AGENT
Complementing The Center for Health Affairs’ purpose, “to promote the efficiency of, and cooperation among the various interested hospitals to the end of better meeting the health needs of the community," Guy J. Clark developed The Center’s Cooperative Purchasing Service, one of the first such services in the nation, by building relationships between hospitals and vendors. His innovative approach to group purchasing set the stage for CHAMPS GPO, and led to state and national recognition.
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1980
METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION PURCHASING SERVICES IS ESTABLISHED
The Center for Health Affairs established Metropolitan Association Purchasing Services (MAPS) to provide a mechanism for group purchasing directors to work cooperatively.
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1992
CHAMPS ESTABLISHES RELATIONSHIP WITH PREMIER INC.
CHAMPS’ relationship with Premier Inc. began 25+ years ago when CHAMPS became one of Premier’s leading healthcare group purchasing affiliate programs. Now, as an owner of Premier, CHAMPS continues to sponsor members from both health and non-health industries, allowing them access to more than 2,500 GPO contracts, $60+ billion in purchasing volume, GPO contract management and unparalleled customer service.
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2008
CLIENT SERVICES EVOLVES
The Client Services Team quickly evolved into a critical aspect of the value CHAMPS provides to customers. The Client Services Team is the essential link to 25,000+ member locations nationwide. They continuously identify and implement methods that assist customers in saving time while increasing their bottom line.
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2014
CHAMPS ADDS CAPSTONE AS AGGREGATION PARTNER
CHAMPS and Capstone Health Alliance combined their strength in customer service and $6+ billion in GPO volume to maximize each members’ bottom line and drive supply-chain efficiencies. This unique collaboration incorporated Capstone’s acute-care expertise and contract aggregation initiatives, as well as CHAMPS’ continuum of care knowledge, non-acute volume and client service model to advance the power of supply chain for the thousands of Premier member locations they serve nationwide.
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2018
CHAMPS LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
CHAMPS Group Purchasing launched a new stand-alone website in response to member satisfaction survey responses, creating a better resource for members and suppliers with a clean, modern layout; quick access to important information; links to industry news; and contact information to stay in touch with the CHAMPS GPO team.
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