Satisfied with their supplier, Forest Canyon Endoscopy & Surgery Center saw an opportunity to cut their costs and protect their future finances with CNECT while still purchasing the same products.
The Member
Forest Canyon Endoscopy & Surgery Center is an ambulatory surgery center based in Flagstaff, Arizona, providing diagnostic and outpatient surgical services across multiple specialties, including gastroenterology, endoscopy, internal medicine, and otolaryngology. With an emphasis on efficiency and coordinated care, the facility brings together physicians across specialties to perform same-day procedures in a streamlined outpatient setting.
The Challenge
Forest Canyon Endoscopy & Surgery Center was already utilizing Olympus for gastrointestinal endoscopy equipment and reprocessing systems, with the brand serving as a preferred vendor for its providers.
While the organization had an established vendor relationship, it sought opportunities to better align purchasing with contracted pricing in order to reduce overall spend and establish greater protection against future price increases.
The Results
Following a cost savings analysis, Forest Canyon Endoscopy & Surgery Center aligned its purchasing with contracted Olympus pricing, resulting in meaningful financial savings across key endoscopy products. The organization achieved approximately 31.1% savings on select gastrointestinal endoscopy equipment and 7.3% savings on reprocessing systems and detergents.
In addition to immediate cost reductions, the CNECT-supported contract provided pricing protection, helping safeguard the organization against price increases while allowing them to continue utilizing a preferred vendor.
“Recently I had been working to make sure all of our vendors were connected to a GPO and began a cost savings analysis. For us, a small independent ASC, this is an arduous manual process. CNECT has been very responsive to providing information and helping us continue to discover savings.
What I value most about working with CNECT is developing a relationship with a single point of contact who has helped us maximize savings in a very short period of time.”
David Bereson
COO
Forest Canyon Endoscopy & Surgery Center