Vizient has recognized 22 healthcare organizations and leaders through its 2026 Spend Management Visionary Awards for measurable performance, enterprise value and innovation.
The awards were announced at the Vizient Connections Summit in Las Vegas on Sept. 22, according to an Oct. 7 news release.
The 22 recipients were:
- Executive Leadership Visionary, Chief Supply Chain Officer — Tom Harvieux, BJC Health (St. Louis)
- Executive Leadership Visionary, Chief Pharmacy Officer — Marjorie Lazarre, Yale New Haven Health (New Haven, Conn.)
- Innovation Visionary — Bruce Hall, MD, UC Davis Health (Sacramento, Calif.)
- Spend Management Visionary of the Year — Joseph Carr, Akron Children’s (Akron, Ohio)
- Sourcing Visionary, Medical/Surgical — Allegheny Health Network (Pittsburgh)
- Sourcing Visionary, Capital Equipment — Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (Montage Health), Monterey, Calif.
- Sourcing Visionary, Laboratory — Mass General Brigham (Somerville, Mass.)
- Sourcing Visionary, Physician Preference Items — The Ohio State University Health System (Columbus, Ohio)
- Sourcing Visionary, Indirect Spend/Purchased Services — UAB Medicine (Birmingham, Ala.)
- Sourcing Visionary, Pharmacy — University Medical Center of El Paso (El Paso, Texas)
- Value Alignment Visionary, Indirect Spend/Purchased Services — Community Health Network (Indianapolis)
- Value Alignment Visionary, Physician Preference Items — Duke University Health System (Durham, N.C.)
- Value Alignment Visionary, Capital Equipment — Emory Healthcare (Atlanta)
- Value Alignment Visionary, Medical/Surgical — MedStar Health (Columbia, Md.)
- Value Alignment Visionary, Pharmacy — Temple University Health System (Philadelphia)
- Enterprise Stewardship Visionary, Capital Equipment — Indiana University Health (Indianapolis)
- Enterprise Stewardship Visionary, Physician Preference Items — Sutter Health (Sacramento, Calif.)
- Enterprise Stewardship Visionary, Medical/Surgical — Tampa General Hospital (Tampa, Fla.)
- Enterprise Stewardship Visionary, Pharmacy — The Queen’s Health Systems (Honolulu)
- Enterprise Stewardship Visionary, Indirect Spend/Purchased Services — U of L Health (Louisville, Ky.)
- Non-Acute Practice Visionary, Health System — NewYork-Presbyterian (New York City)
- Non-Acute Practice Visionary, Independent — Post-Acute Medical Health (Enola, Pa.)
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