VHA was ranked number 16 in 2007. Additional information is available atwww.computerworld.com/2008bestplaces.

Since 1994, Computerworld's annual "Best Places to Work in IT" feature hasranked the top 100 work environments for technology professionals, based ona comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categoriessuch as benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention.In addition, this year Computerworld surveyed more than 31,000 IT workersfor the list, and their responses factored heavily in determining therankings.

VHA serves more than 1,400 not-for-profit hospitals nationwide, helpingthese organizations improve their supply chain performance and clinicalquality. VHA applies its IT resources to provide new and innovativeinformation solutions to meet members' needs.

"The heart and soul of our [IT] group is the quality of our employees,"said Mike Cummins, VHA's chief information officer. "In the past year, wehave completed a number of new projects that have excited employees andgiven them new opportunities and great pride in the product they'veproduced." Cummins also stressed the importance of helping employeesimprove their professional capabilities.

"This year we also looked at ways we could structure the organization forsuccess. We took input from staff and outside consultants to explore waysto improve our organization and our architecture," added Cummins. "We wantall IT employees to understand and participate in our vision." Cumminsalso cited an initiative that utilizes ITIL (Information TechnologyInfrastructure Library) best practices to measure and manage operationalperformance improvement. "We're positioning our IT organization and, mostimportantly our employees, to be successful and help VHA become a leader ininformation technology," concluded Cummins. Additionally, Cummins citedseveral new business-focused initiatives including a newly releasedClinical Leading Practices portal. Under development are innovativeextensions to Goodroe's clinical quality improvement suite.

"Being among the Best Places to Work in IT means crafting a blend ofemployee advantages that includes the potential for flexible hours,competitive pay, excellent benefits, a supportive leadership environment,opportunities for ongoing training and advancement, and ultimately, thefeeling that you'd like to stay with the company a long, long time," saidScot Finnie, editor in chief of Computerworld.

About Computerworld

Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information forIT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning weekly publication,Computerworld.com Web site (www.computerworld.com), focused conferenceseries and custom research form the hub of the world's largest (40+edition) global IT media network. In the past five years alone,Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including Folio Magazine's 2006Gold EDDIE Award for the best technology/computing magazine, the 2004 and2006 Magazine of the Year Award, and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication fromthe American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). Computerworldleads the industry with a print audience of 1,252,000 readers each week(IntelliQuest CIMS Spring 2006) and an online audience of over 2 millionunique monthly visitors (Omniture).

Computerworld is a business unit of International Data Group (IDG), theworld's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG'sonline network includes more than 450 web sites spanning businesstechnology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and video gamesworldwide. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld,Network World, and PC World. IDG's lead-generation service, IDG Connect,matches technology companies with an audience of engaged, high-quality ITprofessionals, influencers, and decision makers.

IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related eventsincluding Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo,Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, asubsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence,advisory services, and events. Over 900 IDC analysts in more than 90countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology andindustry opportunities and trends. Additional information about IDG, aprivately held company, is available at http://www.idg.com.

About VHA Inc. -- VHA Inc. is a national alliance of leading not-for-profithealth care organizations that work together to improve the health of thecommunities they serve. VHA delivers industry-leading supply chainmanagement services and enables regional and national member networks toimprove clinical and operational performance, and drive sustainableresults. Based in Irving, Texas, VHA has 16 local offices serving more than1,400 hospitals and 21,000 non-acute health care organizations across theUnited States.