Vizient®, 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 Pharmaceutical Supplier Partner of the Year is recognized for superior service, support, reliability, ethics, and integrity in collaboration with Vizient and Vizient provider clients. This supplier provides comprehensive contract access, proactively engages the broader Vizient enterprise and demonstrates a commitment to advancing innovation and supplier-client partnerships to meet unmet needs in the market.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.vizientinc.com.

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250916312990/en/