$6.5B Member Annual Supply Spend
$48.5M Savings Achieved Annually
$323.4M Member Savings Since Inception
300+ Contracts in the MSS Portfolio
About Mid-America Service Solutions
Mid-America Service Solutions, LLC was incorporated by six member health care organizations in February, 2008 to provide contracting, distribution and other consolidated services, with primary goals of reducing expenses and improving operational efficiency. Key principles that resonate throughout the organization are: Commitment, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
Connect members through commitment to drive member market strength; to provide the best care for our patients.
The innovative leader in driving unsurpassed healthcare value through member collaboration and accountability.
Set forth by our board of directors, a true collaborative environment is what MSS fosters among our membership. We are comprised of dedicated and committed owners who continually join together and network to set strategic direction to advance MSS, with a common goal to become the top clinical and contracting network in the nation.
- 237 Members and Growing
- 10 States
- 11 Years of Success
- 163 Suppliers Contracting with MSS
Become a Supplier Partner with MSS
Our committed volume ensures good business for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do we need to be a member of Vizient in order to join MSS?
Yes, both as a provider and supplier you must have membership/contracts within Vizient to join MSS.
Who owns MSS?
MSS is an LLC and is currently owned by BJC Healthcare, Blessing Health System, CoxHealth, Decatur Memorial Hospital, Freeman Health System, LMH Health, Memorial Health System, Methodist Health System, Saint Luke’s Health System, Salina Regional Health Center, and Stormont Vail Health.
Does MSS have a defined geography?
No, MSS is a group without boundaries, but current members are primarily located in: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois.
The value that comes from contracting and the networking opportunity allows us to use the knowledge of our entire group and all of our health systems, versus each of us trying to work on it individually.
Greg TealeMSS members’ very high level of commitment drives millions of dollars in savings.
Erin BromleyIf we can get contracts rolled out through MSS, then that’s less work we have to do on a local level with local contracts and going back through negotiating not just the price, but the terms and conditions associated with those.
Lyndle DorrellMSS is a great example of how a collaboration can work to get a greater degree of return on investment that you would have if you tried to go out there and do it all yourself.
Louis Kynard