Pat Blumenfeld has handled the capital purchasing process for Forest Park Hospital (formerly Deaconess Hospital) for more than 20 years. In doing so, she has acquired a knowledge of purchasing that few buyers in the industry ever attain.

According to her supervisor, Pat Blumenfeld is the best capital buyer with whom he has ever worked�which is quite a compliment considering that her supervisor has been in the hospital Materials Management field for 34 years. �Pat does it right and does it once,� says her supervisor. �At the same time, she ensures that you will do it correctly with your end of the paperwork.�

Over the years, vendors have come to refer to Pat as �Gator� but the department has started to call her �Granny� now that she has two grandchildren. All respect and admire Pat.