Jeff Hillebrand

On Feb. 23, 2022, Stryker Corporation completed the acquisition of Vocera Communications, a leader in digital care coordination and communication. Follow the Stryker Acute Care Linkedn page for the latest on Vocera Communications’ solutions. Founded in 2000, Vocera provides clinical communication and workflow solutions that help protect and connect team members, increase operational efficiency, enhance quality of care and safety, and humanize the healthcare experience. More than 2,300 facilities worldwide, including nearly 1,900 hospitals and healthcare facilities, have selected Vocera solutions to enable their workforce to communicate and collaborate with co-workers and engage with patients and families. Mobile workers can choose the right device for their role or task, including smartphones or one of the company’s wearable communication devices, and use voice commands to easily reach people by name, role, or group. Vocera solutions can integrate with more than 150 clinical and operational systems, including electronic health records, smart beds, nurse call systems, ventilators, physiological monitors, and more. In addition to healthcare, Vocera solutions are found in aged care facilities, veterinary hospitals, schools, luxury hotels, retail stores, power facilities, and more.

Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC ("MDP") is a leading private equity investment firm based in Chicago that, since its formation in 1992, has raised aggregate capital of approximately $28 billion and has completed over 150 investments. MDP seeks to invest in partnership with outstanding management teams to drive growth and achieve significant long-term value appreciation at its portfolio companies and for its limited partner investors globally. A flexible investment approach, encompassing both buyout and growth equity investments, expertise in five dedicated industry verticals and a focus on upper middle market and middle market companies have been and continue to be key tenets of MDP’s investment strategy. MDP’s team is among the most experienced in the private equity industry, and its five dedicated industry verticals include: Basic Industries; Business & Government Software and Services; Financial & Transaction Services; Health Care; and Telecom, Media & Technology Services. For more information, please visit https://www.mdcp.com.

With more than $100 billion in collective buying power, Provista is a group purchasing powerhouse. We actively combine multiple companies’ purchases together to deliver low prices on contracts and services to members. But we don’t stop at savings. Our member-first approach is also there to alleviate supply chain complexity with proven solutions and advisory services.

On Feb. 23, 2022, Stryker Corporation completed the acquisition of Vocera Communications, a leader in digital care coordination and communication. Follow the Stryker Acute Care Linkedn page for the latest on Vocera Communications’ solutions. Founded in 2000, Vocera provides clinical communication and workflow solutions that help protect and connect team members, increase operational efficiency, enhance quality of care and safety, and humanize the healthcare experience. More than 2,300 facilities worldwide, including nearly 1,900 hospitals and healthcare facilities, have selected Vocera solutions to enable their workforce to communicate and collaborate with co-workers and engage with patients and families. Mobile workers can choose the right device for their role or task, including smartphones or one of the company’s wearable communication devices, and use voice commands to easily reach people by name, role, or group. Vocera solutions can integrate with more than 150 clinical and operational systems, including electronic health records, smart beds, nurse call systems, ventilators, physiological monitors, and more. In addition to healthcare, Vocera solutions are found in aged care facilities, veterinary hospitals, schools, luxury hotels, retail stores, power facilities, and more.