Recognizing leadership in sustainable healthcare
The Vizient Stewardship Award honors organizations advancing sustainability and responsible sourcing with measurable impact.
Where stewardship drives measurable outcomes
We recognize organizations that balance cost savings with resilience and community impact, advancing measurable financial, operational, and environmental outcomes.
2026 winners
Honoring this year’s leaders in sustainability and responsible sourcing
Legacy Health
Community medical center
Providence
Complex care medical center
Rush System for Health
Comprehensive academic medical center
Stanford Health Care
Comprehensive academic medical center
Geisinger System Services
Critical access care
Parkland Health
Large, specialized medical center
Valley Children’s Healthcare
Pediatric hospital
Corewell Health
Small community medical center
Stewardship Award FAQ
Answers to common questions about eligibility, cohorts, and evaluation criteria.
The Vizient Stewardship Award recognizes healthcare organizations for leadership in stewardship through measurable sustainability and responsible sourcing impact. Honored organizations demonstrate leadership and measurable achievements through program maturity, preferred purchasing, and strong executive commitment.
Participating Vizient provider clients are segmented into seven cohorts to ensure fair comparison:
- Community medical centers
- Complex care medical centers
- Comprehensive academic medical centers
- Critical access care
- Large, specialized medical centers
- Pediatric hospitals
- Small community medical centers
One top performer is recognized in each cohort.
The Stewardship Award evaluates organizations across three pillars. Program maturity measures the growth and sophistication of sustainability initiatives. Preferred purchasing assesses strategic sourcing decisions that prioritize sustainable products. Executive commitment evaluates leadership engagement that drives stewardship across the organization.
Evaluation pillars
How we measure stewardship excellence
Program maturity
Demonstrated growth and sophistication in sustainability and responsible sourcing programs integrated into supply chain operations.
Preferred purchasing
Strategic purchasing decisions that prioritize sustainable, responsibly sourced products to create greater value across the supply chain.
Executive commitment
Strong leadership engagement that drives stewardship priorities across the organization and throughout the supply chain.