Vizient, Inc. Recognizes 23 Suppliers and Distributors for Service Excellence

April 4, 2019 Off By BusinessWire

IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vizient,
Inc., the largest member-driven health care performance improvement
company in the country, today announced the recognition of 23 suppliers
and distributors for delivering exceptional service to members. The
awards were presented on Wednesday, April 3 during the 2019
Vizient Connections Business Summit in Las Vegas.

This year, Vizient restructured its annual spring conference to create a
combined member and supplier event with an agenda designed to foster
greater understanding and collaboration around business needs that can
lead to more cost-effective care delivery.

“We are proud to celebrate the suppliers that best support our mission
of helping members achieve cost, quality and market performance,” said
Pete Allen, executive vice president, sourcing operations. “This event
strengthens our relationships with our suppliers and leads to greater
collaboration which is critical to our ability to deliver on our shared
focus of meeting member needs.”

Vizient recognized the following suppliers and distributors for their
excellence in providing value and benefit to members in 2018.


Mark McKenna Overall Supplier of the Year			Baxter
Pediatric Supplier of the Year			Draeger
Diversity Supplier of the Year			I.B.S. Solutions
Environmental Excellence Award			Steelcase
Compliance & Integrity Award			CSL Behring
Physician Preference Supplier of the Year			Penumbra, Inc.
Pharmaceutical Supplier of the Year			Merck Pharmaceuticals
aptitude^TM Seller of the Year			Medline Industries
Capital, Imaging and Facilities Supplier of the Year			Fujifilm Medical Systems
Distributor of the Year			US Foods
Food and Nutrition Supplier of the Year			Smucker Food Services
Impact Standardization Program Supplier of the Year			Baxter
Group Buy Supplier of the Year			Cardinal Health Lab
Capital Group Buy Supplier of the Year			Philips Healthcare
Novaplus® Supplier of the Year			PNC Bank
Novaplus Pharmaceutical Supplier of the Year			Baxter
Medical/Surgical Supplier of the Year			Mölnlycke Health Care
National Account Manager of the Year			Meg Candelario, Kimberly-Clark
Custom and Member Business Ventures Solutions Partner of the Year			Medline Industries
Support Services Supplier of the Year			ARUP Laboratories
Art of Care Award			Medtronic CVG
Operational Services Supplier of the Year			AT&T
Innovative Technology Supplier of the Year			Circassia Laboratories

About Vizient, Inc.

Vizient, Inc., the largest member-driven health care performance
improvement company in the country, provides innovative data-driven
solutions, expertise and collaborative opportunities that lead to
improved patient outcomes and lower costs. Vizient’s diverse membership
base includes academic medical centers, pediatric facilities, community
hospitals, integrated health delivery networks and non-acute health care
providers and represents approximately $100 billion in annual purchasing
volume. The Vizient brand identity represents the integration of VHA
Inc., University HealthSystem Consortium and Novation, which combined in
2015, as well as MedAssets’ Spend and Clinical Resource Management (SCM)
segment, including Sg2, which was acquired in 2016. In 2019, Vizient
again received a World’s Most Ethical Company designation from the
Ethisphere Institute. Vizient’s headquarters are in Irving, Texas, with
locations in Chicago and other cities across the United States. Please
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