Supply Chain Management in Healthcare
The objectives of the Society shall are to advance the
development of effective purchasing and materiel management in hospitals
or similar institutions that hold active institutional membership in the
Association by:
- Providing a medium for the interchange of ideas and dissemination of
information and materials relative to purchasing/materiel
management.
- Providing a platform for purchasing/materiel management directors
within the hospital field from which to speak.
- Promoting educational programs and activities to enhance the
effectiveness of purchasing/materiel managers within the hospital
field.
The Society is specifically a not-for-profit entity, established
exclusively for charitable, scientific and educational purposes.
Individuals eligible for membership in the Society shall be
individuals with responsibility for purchasing or materiel management
within a hospital that holds active institutional membership in the
Mississippi Hospital Association and/or American Hospital
Association.
The membership fee is $60 per year, per person and entitles the
individual to receive:
- subscription to the Society's newsletter,
- subscription to NewsWeekly, Mississippi Hospital Association
Annual Report, Mississippi Hospitals (a quarterly magazine),
- pertinent subject bulletins of the society
- directory of Society members,
- registration at educational programs with "member" tuition status
and
- and advocacy and participation in the political process which
directly affects the health care industry.
Should you have any questions or concerns about membership, please
contact Diane Clift, Member Resource Coordinator, 601.368.3217,
dclift@mhanet.org.
