Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company, honored top suppliers and distributors for their outstanding service to its provider customers. The awards were announced at the Vizient Connections Summit Sept. 16 in Las Vegas.Simrit Sandhu, spend management president at Vizient, expressed pride in honoring suppliers who significantly support their mission to help providers align cost, quality, and market performance. “These suppliers are crucial in our collective goal to meet and surpass provider expectations, and they have shown a true commitment to collaboration for the improvement of healthcare,” Sandhu said.
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 | AirLife |
| Pharmaceutical Supplier Partner of the Year | Pfizer, Inc. |
| National Account Leadership Award | Selina Singh GE Healthcare LLC |
| National Account Leadership Award | Dave Smith Cardinal Health |
| National Account Leadership Award | Mike King GSK |
| Diverse Supplier of the Year | Tronex International, Inc. |
| Environmental Sustainability Supplier of the Year | Sodexo Operations LLC |
| Pharmaceutical Supply Assurance Supplier of the Year | Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. |
| Supply Assurance Supplier of the Year | Professional Disposables International, Inc. |
| Tier 2 Business Diversity Champion of the Year | Ocean Spray, Inc. |
The Excellence Awards honor suppliers who demonstrate superior service, support, reliability, ethics and integrity in collaboration with Vizient and Vizient provider customers 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 | GE Healthcare LLC |
| Distribution Excellence Award | Cardinal Health Lab |
| Facilities and Construction Excellence Award | W W Grainger, Inc. |
| Food Services Excellence Award | Hormel Foods Sales, LLC |
| Indirect Spend & Purchased Services Excellence Award | US Foods, Inc. |
| Lab Excellence Award | Mayo Clinic Laboratories |
| Medical/Surgical Excellence Award | AirLife |
| Non-acute Excellence Award | Sysco Corporation |
| Physician Preference Excellence Award | Penumbra, 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.
| Group Buy Program Excellence Award | STERIS Corporation |
| Impact Standardization Program Excellence Award | Kate Farms, Inc. |
| Innovative Technology Program Excellence Award | Tiger Aesthetics Medical, LLC |
| Novaplus Program Excellence Award | Fresenius Kabi LLC |
| Pediatrics Program Excellence Award | Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
| Pharmacy Strategic Programs Excellence Award | BeiGene USA, Inc. |
| Vizient Commit Program Excellence Award | Solventum |
About Vizient, Inc.
Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company, serves more than 65% of the nation’s acute care providers, including 97% of the nation’s academic medical centers, and more than 35% of the non-acute market. The Vizient contract portfolio represents $140 billion in annual purchasing volume enabling the delivery of cost-effective, high-value care. With its acquisition of Kaufman Hall in 2024, Vizient expanded its advisory services to help providers achieve financial, strategic, clinical and operational excellence. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Vizient has offices throughout the United States. Learn more at www.vizientinc.com.