As the business affiliate of The Center for Health Affairs, the nation's first regional hospital association, CHAMPS Group Purchasing leverages the purchasing power of 20,000+ member locations across the United States to provide members access to savings in product categories including medical & surgical supplies, foodservice, IT, wireless, office supplies, facility maintenance and more. CHAMPS GPO supports member supply chain initiatives through its expertise in contract management, aggregation savings, spend analytics and customized service. CHAMPS GPO works alongside The Essentials Group, a sibling business affiliate of The Center for Health Affairs, to help members find the right products and services to take command of their bottom line. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, CHAMPS GPO has met the supply chain needs of Northeast Ohio and beyond since 1916. CHAMPS GPO is honored to be named as one of The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces in 2014, 2015 and 2021; ERC’s NorthCoast99 List in 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017; Crain’s Cleveland Business and Best Companies Group’s Best Employers in Ohio in 2020 and 2021; and Modern Healthcare’s 2021 Best Places to Work in Healthcare.
