COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
CNECT: The Group Purchasing Organization You Deserve
More than 30 million people rely on you.
More than 880 health centers rely on us.
Every year, more than 30 million people rely on health centers for affordable, accessible care. But rising costs, shrinking margins, and labor shortages are making it harder for health centers to support their growing number of patients.
As these challenges mount, health centers are looking for solutions — that's where we come in.
For more than 46 years, CNECT has been a trusted partner to community health centers; supporting the movement and the ongoing fight to achieve health equity. Our solutions are built specifically to address the difficulties health centers face.
CNECT: What We Do for Our Members
At the root of all group purchasing organizations is the ability to help their members save.
In FY23, our community health center members saved more than $67 million by purchasing through key CNECT contracts. One health center alone saved $475K — imagine what you could do with that money?
It's through the diversity of our contract portfolio and the depth of our discounts that our members are able to achieve such impactful savings. CNECT's portfolio covers 3,000 contracts with 1,500 suppliers, giving our members access to reduced prices on more than 4.3 million products and services.
As we often say, through CNECT, you can access discounts on everything you need to build a new health center from the ground up.
FY23: CNECT Members Saved Millions of Dollars Savings at Every Stage for Your Health Center
Saving money is critical to our members, but it’s not the only benefit they enjoy from partnering with CNECT.
As burnout and staffing shortages have impacted health centers, our members have relied on us for operational support that reduces their workload. While we’ve been managing their contracts and rosters, resolving price load issues, ensuring end-to-end compliance, and proactively identifying savings opportunities, our members have been doing what they do best — helping patients and their communities.
CNECT's Services: What We Do for Members
40+ Years of Supporting Community Health Centers
Supporting community health centers is something we’ve been doing for more than four decades.
In 1979, 14 years after the first health center opened, our predecessors at Health Center Partners (HCP) recognized the industry was facing funding challenges. Their response was to form CNECT, or Council of Community Clinics Service Corp as we were called back then. We were the first group purchasing organization built solely to meet the needs of community health centers.
Although our name has changed and we have welcomed members from other healthcare organizations, our commitment to community health centers and the critical work they do has never wavered.
We still have extremely close links to HCP — our parent company — and our entire family of companies, all of which provide support services to community health centers.
Central to the work of HCP is advocacy. In fact, one of the reasons CNECT was formed as a for-profit enterprise was to help HCP achieve more through their advocacy. Alongside the CNECT government affairs team, they work tirelessly with the United States Congress to achieve policy changes and results favorable to health centers and the safety-net population.
We’re extremely proud that, to this day, the revenue we generate is shared with HCP to fuel their advocacy, so our health center members know that we’re in their corner, fighting to enhance their ability to serve their patients.
CNECT, Health Centers, and the Family of Companies
CNECT’s Partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
We're extremely proud to be the exclusive group purchasing organization of NACHC Select, and the first and only GPO to directly support NACHC. This collaborative partnership allows us to leverage combined resources, advocate together, and magnify our support for community health centers. By joining forces, we aim to advance the health center movement and support the clinical, operational, and financial goals of community health centers.
Click here to find out more about this partnership and the impact it can have on your organization and community health centers across the country.
Save on the Products Your Community Health Center Needs
Managed Print Services
Up to 75%
Dental Supplies
Up to 24%
Janitorial Supplies
Up to 58%
Exam Room Furniture and Equipment
Up to 48%
IT Products and Services
Up to 16%
Save on These Products and More with CNECT
and Maintenance
Administration
- Advertising and Marketing Services
- Call Center Services
- Clinical Equipment Repair
and Maintenance - Coding Software
- Credit Card Services
- Inbound and Outbound Freight
- Mailing Services
- Office Supplies and Business Services
- Postage Meters and Mailing Systems
- Ride-Sharing Services
- Service Awards and
Promotional Products - Third-Party Freight Management
- Transcription Services
- Vehicle Rental Services
Facility Management and Maintenance
- Batteries and Battery Products
- Can Liners
- Ceiling Tiles, Panels and Systems
- Conveying Systems Elevator, Escalator and Other Products and Services
- Doors, Frames and Hardware
- Electrical and Plumbing
Building Materials - Elevator, Escalator & Other Products & Services
- Environmental and Facility Management Services
- Equipment Recycling and eWaste Management Services
- Fire and Life Safety Products
and Services - Floor Care Equipment
- Flooring Products and Services
- Furniture and Systems, Casegoods, Seating and Accessories
- Hard Copy Document Shredding and Media Destruction Services
- Hard Copy Document Shredding
and Media - Healthcare Professional Footwear
- High-Density Mobile Storage Systems
- High-Level Disinfectants
- Housekeeping Products
- HVAC Equipment, Controls
and Services - Ice Machines and Water Dispensing Products and Services
- Interior and Exterior Signage Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Services
- Low-Temperature
Sterilization Products - Maintenance, Repair and Operations
- Medical Gas Pipeline Equipment, Services and Accessories
- Microfiber Products, Mats
and Accessories - Modular Casework, Storage Systems and Mobile Carts
- Paper and Janitorial
Supply Distribution - Paper Towels, Tissues and Dispensers
- Pest Elimination Services
- Physical Therapy Products and Exercise Equipment
- Reusable Textiles and Textile Services
- Security Systems and Services
- Sharps Disposal Containers
- Soaps, Lotions and Waterless
Hand Rinses - Stainless Steel - Equipment, Storage Systems and Mobile Carts
- Support Services Outsourcing - Facilities Operations
- Total Building Environment Systems and Controls
- Uniforms
- Wall and Door Covering
and Protection - Wall Art and Mirrors
- Waste Management Products
and Services
Imaging
- Bone Densitometry
- Cardiovascular Imaging (Cardiac Catheterization, Vascular Systems)
- Computed Tomography
- Contrast Media Barium
- Contrast Media MR
- Contrast Media X-Ray
- General Radiography (Radiography, Radiography and Fluoroscopy, Portable Radiography)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mammography Products and Services
- Mobile Imaging Services
- MRI Ancillary Equipment and Coils
- Physics Consulting Services
- Radiation Monitoring
- Tumor Localization Equipment and Related Accessories
- Ultrasound (Radiology, Cardiology, Hand Carried)
- Ultrasound Gel
Finance
- AP Audit Services
- Credit Card Services
- Purchasing Cards and
Electronic Payables
Human Resources
- AP Audit Services
- Credit Card Services
- Purchasing Cards and
Electronic Payables
Information Technology (IT)
- Asset Tracking and
Management Solutions - Coding Software
- Custom Solutions
- Cyber Security
- Enterprise Content Management
- Enterprise Image
Management Solutions - Hardware and Software Resellers
- Managed Print Services, Devices
and Accessories - Mobile Wireless Carriers
- Supply Chain EDI Services
Laboratory
- Autoimmune Testing Analyzers, Reagents, Consumables and Service
- Automated Microbial Identification and Susceptibility Analyzers
- Blood Bank Analyzers, Reagents, Consumables and Service
- Blood Gas Analyzers, Reagents, Consumables and Service
- Blood Glucose Meters, Reagents, Consumables and Services
- Chemistry and Immunochemistry Analyzers, Reagents, Consumables and Service
- Clinical Reference Laboratory Testing Services
- Coagulation Analyzers, Reagents, Consumables and Service
- Fecal Occult Blood
- General Laboratory Products, Equipment and Services
- Glucose Management
- Histology and Cytology Instruments, Reagents & Consumables
- Hematology Analyzers, Automation, Reagents, Consumables and Service
- Laboratory Analytics Laboratory Specimen Collection
- Manual Microbiology
- Microbiology Automation
- Microscopes, Accessories, Parts and Service
- Molecular Analyzers, Reagents, Consumables and Service
- Molecular Rapid Qualitative Screening
- Near Patient Testing (NPT) Drugs of Abuse and/or Additional Tests
- Plasticware and Glassware
- Point of Care (POC) Coagulation
- Point of Care Blood Gas and Additional Tests
- Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits
- Safety Phlebotomy
- Specialty Distribution - Laboratory and/or Research Products
- Urinalysis Analyzers, Reagents, Consumables and Services
Medical Surgical
- Active Humidification Devices and Accessories
- Adhesive Skin Closures
- Adult and Pediatric Exam Table Paper and Related Products
- Advanced Intracavity Illumination & Visualization
- Anesthesia Equipment, Accessories and Supplies
- Arthroscopy Supplies
- Automated Endoscopic Reprocessor
- Bandages, Dressing and Gauze
- Blood Pressure Cuffs and Accessories
- Biological Mesh Products
- Bone and Bone Substitution Implantable Products
- Casting and Splinting Products
- Chart Paper and Related Products
- Complementary and Alternative Therapies
- Cylinder Gases
- Custom Procedure Trays
- Disposable Non-Sterile Protective Apparel
- Disposable Anesthesia Products
- Exam Gloves
- Exam Room Furniture Equipment
- Endomechanical Products
- ENT Implants, Instruments and Nasal Products
- Fetal Monitoring
- High-Risk OBYN - Med/Surg Products
- Instrument Cleaners & Enzymatics
- Intermediate Level Disinfectant Wipes
- Implantable Infusion Ports
- Incise Drapes
- IV Therapy Products - Infusion Devices and Device Dedicated Sets
- IV Therapy Products - Infusion Sets and Accessories
- IV Therapy Products - IV Fluids, Bag-Based Drug Delivery and TPN Macronutrients
- IV Therapy Products - Needleless Connectors
- Knotless Tissue Closure Devices
- Labels, Identification Bands and Related Products
- Lap Sponges, OR Towels and Specialty Sponges
- Laparoscopic Suction Irrigation Products
- Laryngeal Mask Airways
- Low-Temperature Sterilization Products
- Maxillofacial Plating Systems and Supplies
- Medical & Surgical Products Distribution
- Mobility Aids
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Neurosurgical - Dural Repair & Related Products
- Non-Invasive Ventilators
- Obstetrical Data Management Systems
- Obstetrical Monitoring Devices
- Orthopedics: Cold Therapy Products
- Orthopedic Power Tools & Accessories
- Orthopedic Small Joint Implants
- Opthalmology Products
- OR Accessories, Basins and Safety Products
- OR Equipment Drapes
- OR Patient Positioning Products Pain Management - Local Anesthetic
- Patient Cleansing and Skin Care Bag Based
- Patient Temperature Management Products and Accessories
- Physiological Monitoring Systems
- Patient Warming Products - Blood and Fluid Warming
- Patient Warming Products - Warming Blankets and OR Table Pads
- Peak Use Rental Equipment
- Pulse Oximetry and Capnography Devices
- Regenerative Skin Grafting Products
- Regional Anesthesia Trays and Supplies
- Respiratory Therapy: Medication Delivery and Bronchial Hygiene
- Respiratory Therapy: Respiratory Disposables
- Respiratory Therapy: Resuscitation Devices
- Safety Huber Needles
- Safety Hypodermic Products
- Safety IV Catheters
- Specialty Distribution Respiratory Therapy and Anesthesia Products
- Smoke Evacuation Systems and Related Accessories
- Specialty Distribution Respiratory Therapy & Anesthesia Products
- Specialty Distribution Suture & Endomechanical Products
- Specialty Urological Products
- Stainless Steel - Equipment, Storage Systems and Mobile Carts (Medical and Non-Medical)
- Standard Hypodermic Products
- Stethoscopes
- Steam Sterilizers
- Sterile Packs and Gowns
- Sterilization Assurance
- Sterilization Pouches
- Sterilization Wrap
- Surgeon Gloves
- Surgical and Isolation Masks
- Surgical Automatic Tourniquet Systems and Accessories
- Surgical Endoscopy - Flexible
- Surgical Endoscopy - Rigid
- Surgical Energy Products
- Surgical Hand Preps
- Surgical Incontinence Products
- Surgical Mesh Products
- Surgical Patient Prep Products
- Surgical Skin Grafting Devices & Accessory Products
- Surgical Wound Debridement Products & Accessories
- Suture Products
- Tape Products
- Temperature Monitoring Products
- Topical Skin Adhesives
- Transparent Dressings
- Trocar Products
- Vascular Compression Therapy
- Vascular Compression Therapy Anti-Embolism Stockings
- Ventilators
- Washers & Decontaminators
- Wound Drainage Products
Nursing and Patient Care
- Adhesive Skin Closures
- Arterial Blood Gas Kits
- Bandages, Dressings and Gauze
- Blood Pressure Cuffs and Accessories
- Catheter Tube Securement & Stabilization Products
- Central Venous Access Products
- Chlorheidine Gluconate (CHG) Skin Prep Products
- Closed Ventilation Suction
- Cohesive Bandages
- Compression Wraps
- Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Accessories
- Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Balloon Catheters
- Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Catheters
- Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Guide Extension Catheters
- Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Guidewires
- Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology
- Dialysis Products & Accessories
- Disinfection Caps
- Disposable Labor & Delivery Products
- Disposable Non-Sterile Protective Apparel
- Disposable Vaginal Speculums
- ECG Electrodes, Cables, Lead Wires and Defibrillator Pads
- Electronic Thermometry
- Enterostomal Therapy Products
- Exam Gloves
- Exam Room Furniture Equipment
- External Defibrillators and Related Products
- Fall Management Footwear
- Feeding Pumps, Devices, Sets and Tubes
- General Urological Products
- Hemodynamic Monitoring Products & Accessories
- Hemostasis & Compression Products
- Hot and Cold Packs
- Incontinence Products
- Interventional Atherectomy
- Interventional Fluid Management
- Interventional Sheaths and Introducers
- Interventional Specialty Diagnostics
- Infusion Devices and Device Dedicated Sets
- Infusion Sets and Accessories
- IV Fluids, Bag-Based Drug Delivery and TPN Macronutrients
- Medication Delivery & Bronchial Hygiene
- Medical Nutrition Products - Enteral Nutrition
- Needleless Connectors
- Non-Invasive Cardiology Equipment
- Orthopedic Soft Goods
- Patient Bedside Products
- Patient Cleansing and Skin Care (Bag-based)
- Patient Scales
- Peripheral & Biliary Stents
- Personal Care Kits & Components
- Pharmacy Compounding Equipment & Admixture Supplies
- Physical Therapy Products and Exercise Equipment
- Primary/Secondary Wound Care Dressings & Wound Debridement
- Pulse Oximetry Devices
- Professional Footwear
- Respiratory Therapy: Respiratory Disposables
- Respiratory Therapy: Resuscitation Devices
- Restraints & Fall Prevention Products
- Rx Dispensing & Packaging Services: Bags
- Safety Huber Needles
- Safety IV Catheters
- Skin Breakdown Prevention Products
- Skin Cleanser, Barrier & Lotion Products
- Sharps Disposal Containers
- Shower Sleeve, PICC/IV Covers & Cast Covers
- Soaps, Lotions and Waterless Hand Rinses
- Standard Hypodermic Products
- Stainless Steel - Equipment, Storage Systems and Mobile Carts (Medical and Non-Medical)
- Stretchers
- Suction Canisters, Yankauers and Tubing
- Tape Products
- Transparent Dressings
- Vein Finder Equipment
- Vascular Compression Therapy
- Vascular Compression Therapy Anti-Embolism Stockings
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Our Supplier Diversity Portfolio
CNECT's diverse supplier portfolio supports community health centers' compliance with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives while also fostering the growth of diverse suppliers. Through strategic partnerships with diverse suppliers, CNECT enables health centers to embrace diversity in their procurement practices, broaden their supply chains, and ultimately better serve the diverse needs of their communities.
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CNECT is proud to support hundreds of community health centers and to be an ambassador for the health center movement.
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