Founded by The Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio (HCNO) in 1978 and separately incorporated in 1983, Northwest Ohio Shared Services (NOSS) is the regional marketing arm for Vizient, a national group purchasing organization. NOSS provides members throughout northwest Ohio, southeast Michigan and northeast Indiana with aggregate purchasing power through a supply chain portfolio offered by Vizient. NOSS membership includes hospitals, long-term care facilities, surgery centers, clinics, physician practices and schools.
A member-focused organization, NOSS also provides the following educational programs and services:
- Compliance Forum
- Information Technology Forum
- Pharmacy Directors Meetings
- Materials Managers Meetings
- Food and Nutrition Services
HCNO member hospitals participating in group purchasing or educational programming include:
- Firelands Regional Medical Center
- Fisher-Titus Medical Center
- Fulton County Health Center
- Henry County Hospital
- Magruder Hospital
- The Bellevue Hospital
- University of Toledo Medical Center
- Wood County Hospital
