TESTIMONIALS FROM CURRENT PARTICIPANTS

“I would like to take just a moment of your time to acquaint you with a relationship that has spanned nearly three decades, which has partially enabled St. Vincent Meals on Wheels to grow from producing just a few meals a day feeding the poor in Los Angeles, to the organization that now delivers 2500 meals daily to the homebound and needy "Angelinos". Because of our close relationship with St Vincent's Medical Center, we have been able to leverage our purchases and take advantage of the Group Purchasing Organization, known today, as MedAssets. Their negotiating team of supply chain specialists has proven to us that we are receiving the best pricing possible from our prime vendor, SYSCO, as well as many other beneficial suppliers with products that we all use on a daily basis.

St. Vincent Meals on Wheels program has saved thousand upon thousands of dollars over the years and now through a relationship with MOWAA, MedAssets and SYSCO, your program can take advantage of the "The Common Goods" offering. As a lifetime advocate of serving the poor, I strongly recommend this tremendous money saving opportunity which in turn, will enable you to stretch your dollars and feed more needy seniors.

Thank you for reading this letter and please call me if I can help in any way. Yours truly,”

Sister Alice Marie Quinn, R.D.
St. Vincent Senior Citizen Nutrition Program

“We have been doing business with MedAssets for almost two years. We are very pleased with our financial savings, the Med Assets commitment to quality food products and the treasured responsive and action orientated customer service we have received. It was an excellent business decision for us.”

Ret Wixted, Executive Director
Feedback Foundation, Inc.

“I would like to inform you of our agency’s successful partnership with the Group Purchasing Organization, MedAssets. We started with MedAssets in conjunction with a new contract we were undertaking with Sysco Food Service Company about a year ago. We have found this partnership to be very beneficial to our senior nutrition program as we are located in over 220 small and very rural communities of Minnesota where we would not normally gain any volume discount pricing advantages until we engaged MedAssets. Our Organization provides over 1.2 million meals a year and the staff of MedAssets have assisted in acquiring competitive pricing for equipment, supplies, food, courier, and many other services that have benefited our program.”

Monica Douglas, Senior Program Director
Lutheran Social Service Senior Nutrition Program

“Meals on Wheels for Santa Cruz County has been a member of MedAssets (previously known as Purchase Connection) since 1985. Our program has benefited greatly from our membership realizing both significant dollar savings and introduction to a variety of food products appropriate for the senior population we serve.”

Lisa Berkowitz Program Director
Lutheran Social Service