Friday, January 9, 2009, HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG) members were notified that EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp. has been awarded the pharmaceutical return goods contract as a sole-source provider. The sole-source award is effective throughout the next 4 years. HPG is a healthcare group purchasing organization established in May of 1999. HPG is committed to superior patient care delivered through national contracts negotiated with market-leading suppliers for clinically recommended products and services at competitive prices. HealthTrust's membership has tripled since its inception in 1999 and now supports over 1,300 not-for-profit and for-profit acute care hospitals, including HCA, Triad, HMA, Community Health Systems and LifePoint Hospitals, as well as over 3,000 ambulatory surgery centers, alternate care sites and physician practices. Annual purchasing volume is more than $13 billion with double-digit annual percentage growth expected. With this recognition by HPG as a market-leading supplier, EXP continues to increase its dominance in the pharmaceutical returns industry. For further information, HPG members may contact their EXP Regional Manager via email or phone. (See Field Offices Map)