May 7, 2026- Capstone Health Alliance and Prairie Health Ventures (PHV) are excited to announce a new partnership aimed at increasing savings, value, and long‑term sustainability across both organization’s memberships, with a strong focus on hospitals and health care organizations serving rural communities.
Effective May 1, 2026, the partnership brings together Capstone Health Alliance’s extensive purchasing scale, data‑driven contracting expertise, and nationwide member network with Prairie Health Ventures’ GPO that has more than 50 hospitals and 800‑plus affiliates. Together, the organizations will expand opportunities to reduce costs, improve operational efficiency and strengthen health care delivery for providers across the Midwest and beyond.
Capstone Health Alliance is one of the largest regional group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in the country, supporting approximately 200 member hospitals, nearly 100 health systems and thousands of continuum‑of‑care providers across all 50 states. Through its scale, analytics and collaborative contracting approach, Capstone helps members lower supply chain and purchased‑service costs while maintaining flexibility to meet local community needs. Prairie Health Ventures’ membership will gain access to the vast network offered by Capstone, and vice versa, creating cost efficiencies for both organizations.