Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

Prime Big Wheel Stretchers, Eye Surgery Stretchers, and Pediatric Cribs. The stretchers were designed to reduce the physical strain on clinicians, drive efficiency and enhance patient comfort.

This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for medical supplies or medical services necessary for the delivery of care and treatment at medical, dental, or veterinary teaching facilities utilized by SIU or U of I (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b-5)) Designed to reduce the physical strain on clinicians, drive efficiency and enhance patient comfort. Fully equipped and highly configurable, the Prime Series Stretcher allows you to create the ideal solution to meet your specific needs. Patients can control their own comfort instead of calling for assistance and repositioning. Controls are staggered so the patient can access them in any position, and they include a patient lockout. Stryker Prime offers three advanced mobility options - the Zoom Motorized Drive System, Big Wheel Advanced mobility, and Fifth Wheel.