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THIRD AMENDMENT TO
GROUP PURCHASING ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
This Third Amendment to Group Purchasing Organization Participation
Agreement ("Amendment") is entered into as of the 13th day of April, 2000, by
and between QUORUM HEALTH GROUP, INC. ("Quorum"), a Delaware Corporation and
PREMIER PURCHASING PARTNERS L.P., f/k/a APS Healthcare Purchasing Partners, L.P.
(the "Partnership"), a California Limited Partnership.
WHEREAS, Quorum and the Partnership entered into a Group Purchasing
Organization Participation Agreement (the "GPO Agreement") dated November 30,
1995, which was amended by a First Amendment to Group Purchasing Organization
Participation Agreement (the "First Amendment") dated June 1, 1997 and a Second
Amendment to Group Purchasing Organization Agreement effective as of December
31, 1999 (the "Second Amendment") (the GPO Agreement, the First Amendment and
the Second Amendment are collectively referred to herein as the Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the parties have entered into discussions to extend and modify
their relationship and desire to further amend certain provisions of the
Agreement as further set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereby
amend the Agreement as follows:
1. Section 3 of the Second Amendment is amended by replacing the date
"December 31, 1999" in subsection (a) thereof with the date "March 31, 2000."
2. Any provisions of the Agreement not amended herein shall remain in full
force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this amendment to be executed
by their duly authorized representatives.
PREMIER PURCHASING PARTNERS, L. P.
BY: PREMIER PLANS, INC.
Its General Partner
By: ______________________
Name: ______________________
Title: ______________________
QUORUM HEALTH GROUP, INC.
By: _______________________
Name: _______________________
Title: _______________________
