Small hospitals, big leverage, and $2.5M to show for It.
Three independent Maine hospitals gained system-scale buying power without giving up any control.
OC Reilly is the sourcing and contracting partner for three Maine Critical Access Hospitals, running their procurement, equipment and service contracts, and group-purchasing revenue programs under direct contracts with each. A member-governed collaborative built on Protoco Collaboration Group (PCG) lets the hospitals share system-scale infrastructure while keeping full local control.
Independent rural hospitals carry the same supply, equipment, and contracting costs as large systems, but without the scale to negotiate against them — and most consolidation models fix that math only by absorbing the hospital. OC Reilly built a different model in Maine: under direct contracts with Northern Maine Medical Center, Mount Desert Island Hospital, and Houlton Regional Hospital, the firm runs day-to-day procurement while PCG provides shared infrastructure underneath. Each facility keeps full operational independence. The partnership has since extended through the Maine Hospital Association and a shared Medical Equipment Management initiative.
The challenge
These hospitals needed leverage they couldn't generate alone — without giving up the independence that defines them. Past regional collaboratives had failed them on exactly that trade-off.
System-scale leverage no single hospital could reach alone
Strong reluctance to surrender local control
Procurement decided facility-by-facility, leaving savings unclaimed
Past collaboratives failed without funding or accountability
Our solution
OC Reilly made value, not control, the price of entry. A portion of its compensation is tied to the savings it delivers.
Direct contract with each hospital.
Compensation tied to documented savings.
Member-governed collaborative on a shared PCG shell.
Daily procurement and group-purchasing managed throughout.
Key results & impact
OC Reilly has delivered measurable, documented savings across the three-hospital partnership while keeping every facility independent — and built collaborative infrastructure durable enough to support additional shared initiatives.
Documented savings delivered
$2.5M+
Additional savings in progress
