2010 NEWS RELEASES

• July 9, 2010
  Novation Endorses Initiative to Enhance Transparency and Strengthen Oversight in the Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry
• June 10, 2010
  Novation Bariatric Report Demonstrates Caring for Obese Patients Continue to Present Challenge for America’s Hospitals
• May 12, 2010
  Novation Recognized for Environmental Excellence at Global Industry Conference
• May 10, 2010
  Standard Textile Awarded Contract to Manufacture NOVAPLUS® Reusable Textiles
• May 4, 2010
  Novation Joins World Health Organization's Campaign: SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands
• April 13, 2010
  Novation Awards Agreements to Berchtold Corp., Steris, and Skytron for O.R. Lights, Columns, Booms and Communications Systems
• April 13, 2010
  Novation Awards Agreements to Lumenis Inc and SSI Laser Engineering for Lasers
• April 13, 2010
  Novation Awards Agreement To Ron’s Home Style Foods Inc as Part of Novation’s Supplier Diversity Program
• April 13, 2010
  Novation Awards Agreements to Steris, Skytron and Future Health Concepts Inc. for Scrub Sinks and Consoles
• April 13, 2010
  Novation Awards Agreements to Steris, Skytron and Future Health Concepts Inc. for Warming Cabinets
• April 13, 2010
  Novation Awards Agreements to Steris, Skytron and Future Health Concepts Inc. for O.R. Tables and Accessories
• April 13, 2010
  Novation Awards Agreements to C. R. Bard Urological Division, Cook Medical Inc and Boston Scientific for Interventional Urology Products
• April 9, 2010
  Novation’s Standardization Programs Q4 2009 Rebate Payments Make History
• April 3, 2010
  Novation’s Environmental Advisory Group Invites Suppliers to Incorporate Sustainability Into Their Company Practices
• February 26, 2010
  Novation Introduces Online Tier Activation
• February 23, 2010
  Novation Introduces Orthopedic Watch Report
• February 22, 2010
  Novation Expands Supplier Diversity Portal Allows For Contracted and Non-Contracted Products to Be Promoted Online
• February 19, 2010
  Novation Releases 2010 Cardiovascular Watch Report
• February 18, 2010
  Novation Releases January 2010 Budget Impact Projections Report
• February 2, 2010
  Novation Appoints Pete Allen as Senior Vice President, Sourcing Operations
• January 28, 2010
  Novation Awards Agreements to 3M Health Care and CareFusion for Surgical Clippers
• January 28, 2010
  Novation Awards Agreement to 3M Health Care for Adhesive Drapes
• January 28, 2010
  Novation Awards New Technology Agreement to Cook Medical Inc.
• January 28, 2010
  Novation Awards Five Agreements for Safety Specimen Collection (Blood and Urine) Products
• January 28, 2010
  Novation Awards Agreement to Dinex International Meal Delivery Systems for Food and Nutritional Products
• January 28, 2010
  Novation Awards multisource agreement with Afflink, AmSan, Network Services, Strategic Market Alliance, Unisource and Xpedx for Housekeeping distribution
• January 21, 2010
  Novation National Group Buys Saved Members More Than 23 Percent In Nine Product Categories
• January 20, 2010
  Novation Awards Multisource Agreement to Davol Inc., Ethicon, Covidien and W.L. Gore For Synthetic Surgical Mesh
• January 19, 2010
  Novation Awards Agreement to HoverTech International for Air Transfer Devices
• January 13, 2010
  Novation Awards Multisource Agreement to IBSA, Mobile Aspects and Stanley InnerSpace for Passive RFID Inventory Management Systems
• January 12, 2010
  Novation Awards a New Technology Agreement to NeoMatrix, Inc.
• January 11, 2010
  Novation Launches Faster, Smarter Contract Catalog