The organizations received the awards based on their operational efficiencies and reduced costs from the supply chain but a continued emphasis on quality patient care. The winners were:
• Elkhart (Ind.) General Hospital
• Gundersen Lutheran Health System in La Crosse, Wis.
• Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pa.
• Novant Health in Winston-Salem, N.C.
• Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio
• Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
• WellStar Paulding Hospital in Dallas, Ga.
• Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, N.H.
• Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital
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