CHICAGO, Sept. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hill-Rom (NYSE: HRC) today announced a new seven-year agreement with Providence Health (Renton, WA), the nation's third largest not-for-profit health system. The new agreement expands the companies' existing relationship as Hill-Rom now becomes Providence Health's sole-source provider of Med/Surg, ICU, Maternal, and Bariatric capital bed frame and surface products.

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Providence Health is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. It operates 34 hospitals, 475 physician clinics, 22 long-term care facilities, 19 hospice and home health programs and 693 supportive housing units in 14 locations.

"Hill-Rom is dedicated to providing product and service solutions that enhance clinical and financial outcomes in the care environment," said Alton Shader, Senior Vice President and President, North America, Hill-Rom. "We look forward to delivering on our mission with Providence Health and are excited to transition to an exclusive partnership in a category as important as capital bed frames and surfaces."

About Hill-Rom
Hill-Rom is a leading global medical technology company with more than 7,000 employees in over 100 countries. We partner with health care providers by focusing on patient care solutions that improve clinical and economic outcomes in five core areas: Advancing Mobility, Wound Care and Prevention, Clinical Workflow, Surgical Safety and Efficiency and Respiratory Health. Around the world, Hill-Rom's people, products, and programs work towards one mission: Enhancing outcomes for patients and their caregivers.

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