As part of Premier ™s Corporate Social Responsibility program, Premier encourages direct community service by both individuals and teams. Premier provides employees paid time off for volunteering, donating $100 to registered charities for every eligible eight hours an employee volunteers, as well as matching 50 percent of employee contributions to nonprofit organizations up to $2,500 per employee per fiscal year.

Additionally, Premier holds weekly Jeans Days to raise money for national charitable organizations; employees wear blue jeans to work to signify that they have made a contribution to such organizations.

Premier ™s Corporate Social Responsibility program also recognizes innovative not-for-profit organizations that meet the needs of the medically underserved and those outside the healthcare mainstream. Established 18 years ago, the Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award program annually honors a winner and five runners-up with $190,000 in cash awards along with opportunities for publicity and knowledge-sharing.

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