CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Premier, Inc. (Nasdaq:PINC), a leading healthcare improvement company, today announced that its Chief Operating Officer Michael J. Alkire will present at the Jefferies 2015 Healthcare Conference in New York on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. EDT.

The presentation will be audio webcast live through the investor relations page on Premier's website at investors.premierinc.com, where presentation slides also will be made available. A webcast replay will be archived on the company's website for approximately 90 days.

About Premier, Inc.

Premier, Inc. (Nasdaq:PINC) is a leading healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of approximately 3,400 U.S. hospitals and 110,000 other providers to transform healthcare. With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, and advisory and other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost. Premier, a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, plays a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, collaborating with members to co-develop long-term innovations that reinvent and improve the way care is delivered to patients nationwide. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier is passionate about transforming American healthcare. Please visit Premier's news and investor sites on www.premierinc.com; as well as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Foursquare and Premier's blog for more information about the company.