Hello Delta Purchasing Alliance (“DPA”) Members!
It’s an interesting time to be part of a community health center. Our federal government funding is fairly static and, with upcoming federal elections, it’s hard to know if FQHCs can expect significant new funding for service expansions, new starts and the like. In many of your states and local communities, funding for health centers is also at risk. For health center staff who work in purchasing and supply chain, it’s as important as ever for us to watch our spend and look for real savings opportunities.
As we round the corner into the second half of 2024, I wanted to offer the assistance of the DPA and CHCollective in helping each of you to find new avenues to achieve cost savings. If it has been a while since you’ve closely examined your costs in areas like dental supplies, office products, translation services, medical waste, information technology, cell phones or facility products, please reach out to me or to the staff at CHCollective (more on CHCollective later in this newsletter). We have a team of health center purchasing professionals ready to analyze your current spend and assist in finding opportunities to reduce cost. And those services are complementary to use as DPA members.
If you would like a savings analysis in any area of your health center spend, please email me at don.daniel@pmsnm.org.