IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vizient, Inc., the largest member-driven health care performance company in the country, today announced that its board of directors has appointed three new members.
Joining Vizient’s board are Ralph W. Muller, chief executive officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System; C.A. Lance Piccolo, president and chief executive officer of HealthPic; and Carol J. Zierhoffer, senior vice president and global chief information officer for Bechtel Corporation, effective today. The appointments increase the number of Vizient directors from 19 to 22.
“Our new board members bring unique talents, expertise and perspectives to Vizient’s already outstanding board,” said Curt Nonomaque, president and chief executive officer. “Collectively, our board strikes a balance between leaders from academic medical centers, community health systems and independent directors – ensuring the right skill sets and expertise are working together to solve health care’s most challenging issues.”
Ralph W. Muller currently oversees three hospitals, a faculty practice plan, a primary care provider network, three multi-specialty satellite facilities, and home care, hospice care, and long-term care for the University of Pennsylvania Health System. He also works closely with PENN Medicine leadership to help implement its overarching strategic plan. Click here for Muller’s full biography.
C.A. “Lance” Piccolo leads HealthPic, a strategic health care consulting firm. HealthPic provides its clients a comprehensive service profile to meet their health care challenges and opportunities. Click here for Piccolo’s full biography.
Carol J. Zierhoffer is in charge of the vision, strategy and planning for Bechtel’s Global Information Systems & Technology (IS&T) organization. She is responsible for IS&T’s infrastructure technology operations as well as software applications development and deployment of technology solutions into Bechtel business lines and projects. Click here for Zierhoffer’s full biography.
The other members of Vizient’s board of directors are:
- Chair - Marna Borgstrom, President and Chief Executive Officer, Yale New Haven Health System
- Vice Chair - Ann Madden Rice, Chief Executive Officer, UC Davis Medical Center
- Carl S. Armato, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novant Health, Inc.
- Timothy Babineau, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lifespan
- David P. Blom, President and Chief Executive Officer, OhioHealth
- Jeffrey W. Bolton, Chief Administrative Officer and Vice President, Mayo Clinic
- Michael Butler, President, Operations & Services, Providence Health & Services
- Julian L. Carr, Partner and Senior Executive Advisor, Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company
- Steven J. Corwin, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Patrick E. Fry, Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Sutter Health
- John B. Grotting, Operating Partner, Frazier Healthcare P.E.
- Dean Gruner, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, ThedaCare
- Catherine Jacobson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Froedtert Health
- Bruce Lawrence, President and Chief Executive Officer, INTEGRIS Health
- Richard J. Liekweg, Executive Vice President, BJC HealthCare
- Curt Nonomaque, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vizient, Inc.
- Bob Page, President and Chief Executive Officer, The University of Kansas Hospital
- Johnese Spisso, President, UCLA Health; Chief Executive Officer, UCLA Hospital System; Associate Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences
- Dan Wolterman, Immediate Past President and Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
About Vizient, Inc.
Vizient, Inc., the largest member-driven health care performance company in the country, provides innovative data-driven solutions, expertise and collaborative opportunities that lead to improved patient outcomes and lower costs. Vizient’s diverse membership and customer base includes academic medical centers, pediatric facilities, community hospitals, integrated health delivery networks and non-acute health care providers and represents almost $100 billion in annual purchasing volume. The Vizient brand identity represents the integration of VHA Inc., University HealthSystem Consortium and Novation, which combined in 2015, as well as the recently acquired MedAssets’ Spend and Clinical Resource Management (SCM) segment, which includes Sg2. In 2016, Vizient received a World’s Most Ethical Company designation from the Ethisphere Institute. Vizient’s headquarters are in Irving, Texas, with locations in Chicago and other cities across the United States. Please visit www.vizientinc.com as well as our newsroom, blog, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube pages for more information about the company.
