Vizient, Inc. the largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company in the country, recognized the superior performance of suppliers and distributors for their work to deliver exceptional service to its provider customers. The recognitions were presented at the Vizient Connections Summit, held Sept. 18-21 in Las Vegas.
“We are proud to celebrate the suppliers that best support our mission of helping providers achieve the alignment of cost, quality and market performance,” said Simrit Sandhu, executive vice president, clinical supply solutions for Vizient. “These suppliers play a critical role in our shared focus of meeting provider needs and have demonstrated a genuine spirit of collaboration for the betterment of healthcare.”
Vizient recognized the following suppliers and distributors for their support of Vizient provider customers in three categories:
The Supplier of the Year Awards honor suppliers in their respective categories who have demonstrated an unmatched willingness to partner with Vizient to improve their own performance and help support Vizient’s mission to strengthen providers’ delivery of high-value care by aligning cost, quality, and market performance.
Vizient Supplier Partner of the Year |
Fresenius Kabi LLC |
Pharmaceutical Supplier Partner of the Year |
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
National Account Manager of the Year |
Bill Le Febve, Baxter Healthcare Corporation |
Supply Assurance Supplier of the Year |
Cook Medical LLC |
Pharmaceutical Supply Assurance Supplier of the Year |
Pfizer, Inc. |
Diverse Supplier of the Year |
Kurin, Inc. |
Tier 2 Business Diversity Champion of the Year |
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, Inc. |
Environmental Sustainability Supplier of the Year |
GOJO Industries, Inc. |
The Excellence Awards honor suppliers who demonstrate superior service, support, reliability, ethics and integrity in collaboration with Vizient and Vizient providers within the respective award category. These suppliers provide comprehensive contract access across product/service lines and proactively engage the broader Vizient enterprise. They are committed to value creation and improving total cost of care within the award category.
Capital and Imaging Excellence Award |
STERIS Corporation |
Distribution Excellence Award |
Fisher Healthcare, a division of Fisher Scientific Company LLC |
Facilities and Construction Excellence Award |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. |
Food Services Excellence Award |
The Dannon Company, Inc. |
Indirect Spend & Purchased Services Excellence Award |
AT&T Corporation |
Lab Excellence Award |
Roche Diagnostics Corporation |
Medical/Surgical Excellence Award |
Mölnlycke Health Care US, LLC |
Physician Preference Excellence Award |
Medtronic USA, Inc. |
The Program Excellence Awards honor superior service, support, reliability, ethics and integrity in collaboration with Vizient and Vizient provider customers within the respective program. These suppliers provide differentiated value through these unique program channels.
Vizient Commit Program Excellence Award |
DeRoyal Industries, Inc. |
Group Buy Program Excellence Award |
STERIS Corporation |
Impact Standardization Program Excellence Award |
Stryker Sales, LLC |
Innovative Technology Program Excellence Award |
Kwalu, LLC |
Novaplus Program Excellence Award |
American Regent, Inc. |
Pediatrics Program Excellence Award |
Draeger, Inc. |
Pharmacy Strategic Programs Excellence Award |
CSL Behring LLC |
About Vizient, Inc.
Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company, serves more than 60% of the nation’s acute care providers, which includes 97% of the nation’s academic medical centers, and more than 25% of the non-acute care market. Vizient provides expertise, analytics and advisory services, as well as a contract portfolio that represents more than $130 billion in annual purchasing volume. Vizient’s solutions and services improve the delivery of high-value care by aligning cost, quality and market performance. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Vizient has offices throughout the United States. Learn more at www.vizientinc.com.
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