Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services Linda I. Gibbs today announced that Essensa, a New York-based group purchasing organization, will be offering membership to non-profits working with New York City. As the latest addition to a set of initiatives Mayor Bloomberg announced in 2009 to assist New York City’s nonprofits, this group purchasing plan will help maximize savings on purchases and give New York City funded nonprofits access to discounts on a wide range of goods and services.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Minor League Baseball (MiLB) has entered into an exclusive five-year partnership agreement with Essensa, a national group purchasing organization (GPO), under which Essensa guarantees significant savings for the governing body of the sport. As part of its agreement with MiLB, Essensa will become a sponsor of the Baseball Winter Meetings, the annual December convention attended by Major and Minor League executives.

New York, NY (August 19, 2010) – Essensa, a leading heath care and alternative markets group purchasing organization (GPO), is pleased to announce a new contract with Intivia, Inc. for medical transcription services through December 2012. This contract will allow eligible Essensa Members to save up to 40% on service packages that include medical transcription, an integrated digital dictation system, and Web-based workflow management. Intivia's transcription technology can be interfaced with any Electronic Record System or Health Information System using an HL7, ADT, XML, or EDI platform.

Essensa, a leading alternate care group purchasing organization (GPO), awarded a contract to LDT Health Solutions, Inc. (LDT) for USP <797> pharmacy consulting and facility design services. This contract is available to eligible Essensa members through February 14, 2013. Eligible classes of trade include correctional health facilities, home medical equipment/durable medical equipment (HME/DME) providers, and imaging centers.

Essensa, a leading alternative care group purchasing organization, awarded a contract to Sprint for cellular voice, data and texting products and services. These products and services are available at discounted pricing to Essensa members, their employees and family members through January 31, 2013.