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Vizient recognizes suppliers and distributors for service excellence

VizientNews Release
3 min readSep 16, 2025
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IRVING, Texas, Sept. 16, 2025Vizient®, the nation's largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company, honored top suppliers and distributors for outstanding service to its provider clients. The awards were announced at the Vizient Connections Summit Sept. 15 in Las Vegas.

“We are proud to recognize suppliers whose work strengthens healthcare supply chains and supports providers in delivering the highest quality of care,” said Simrit Sandhu, spend management president at Vizient. “Their commitment to innovation and collaboration sets the standard for supplier excellence in our industry.”

The Vizient Supplier Partner of the Year and Pharmaceutical Supplier Partner of the Year are recognized for superior service, support, reliability, ethics and integrity in collaboration with Vizient and Vizient provider clients. These suppliers provide comprehensive contract access, proactively engage the broader Vizient enterprise and demonstrate a commitment to advancing innovation and supplier-client partnerships to meet unmet needs in the market.

 Supplier Partner of the YearBaxter Healthcare Corporation
Pharmaceutical Supplier Partner of the YearModerna US, Inc.

The National Account Leadership Award recognizes exemplary representatives of their respective organizations who work diligently and strategically to collaborate with Vizient. This includes demonstrating the ability to connect their organization’s senior leaders and subject matter experts with Vizient peers.

National Account Leadership Award
Andy Fox (Fresenius Kabi)
Ashley Pugsley (Teleflex) 
Chris Childers (TIDI Products)

The Supplier of the Year Awards recognize outstanding suppliers by category that support Vizient’s mission to strengthen providers’ delivery of better, more affordable care. Through innovative strategies and deep partnerships with Vizient and Vizient clients, these honorees set the standard for excellence and lasting impact.

Pharmaceutical Supply Assurance Supplier of the YearFresenius Kabi, LLC
Supply Assurance Supplier of the YearBaxter Healthcare Corporation
Sustainability Supplier of the YearPhilips Healthcare

The Excellence Awards honor suppliers who demonstrate superior service, support, reliability, ethics and integrity in collaboration with Vizient and Vizient clients within the respective award category. These suppliers provide comprehensive contract access across product and service lines and proactively engage the broader Vizient enterprise. They are committed to value creation and improving total cost of care within their category.

Capital and Imaging Excellence AwardPhilips Healthcare
Distribution Excellence AwardHenry Schein, Inc.
Facilities and Construction Excellence AwardJohnson Controls, Inc.
Food Services Excellence AwardPrimo Brands
Indirect Spend & Purchased Services Excellence AwardAT&T Corporation
Lab Excellence AwardbioMérieux
Medical/Surgical Excellence AwardOwens & Minor, Inc.
Non-acute Excellence AwardCelltrion USA, Inc.
Physician Preference Excellence AwardZimmer Biomet
Technology Excellence AwardCDW

The Program Excellence Awards honor superior service, support, reliability, ethics and integrity in collaboration with Vizient and Vizient clients within the respective program. These suppliers provide differentiated value through these unique program channels.

Group Buy Program Excellence AwardHamilton Medical Inc.
Impact Standardization Program Excellence AwardI.B.S. Solutions Corporation
Innovative Technology Program Excellence AwardAvadim Holdings, Inc.
Novaplus Program Excellence AwardProfessional Disposables International
Pharmacy Strategic Programs Excellence AwardVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Vizient Commit Program Excellence AwardGOJO Industries, Inc.

About Vizient, Inc.
Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company, provides solutions and services to more than two-thirds of the nation’s acute care providers and more than one-third of ambulatory providers. Vizient offers proprietary data and analytics to deliver unique clinical and operational insights and a contract portfolio representing $156 billion in annual purchasing volume enabling the delivery of cost-effective care. With its acquisition of Kaufman Hall in 2024, Vizient expanded its advisory services to help providers achieve financial, clinical and operational excellence. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Vizient has offices throughout the United States. Learn more at www.vizient.com.

Media contact

Nancy Matocha
972.830.9756
nancy.matocha@vizientinc.com