IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vizient, Inc. has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2017 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. The complete list of this year’s winners, in alphabetical order, is available here. Modern Healthcare will publish a special supplement featuring ranked lists of all the winners along with the October 2 issue.
“Employers in today’s highly-regulated healthcare industry face great challenges in recruiting, engaging and retaining top talent which is key to quality care and positive patient experiences,” said Aurora Aguilar, editor of Modern Healthcare. “I commend those organizations that have risen to the occasion and have made the list of Best Places to Work in Healthcare.”
“In our first year as an integrated company under the Vizient brand identity, it is an honor to be recognized on the 2017 Best Places to Work in Healthcare list,” said Colleen Risk, chief people officer at Vizient. “The past year was filled with integration activities that touched every level of our organization. It is a testament to our strong employee base to have embraced a culture that encourages a positive work environment and continues to enable us to deliver exceptional quality and service to the members we serve.”
Now in its tenth year, the award program identifies and recognizes outstanding employers in the healthcare industry nationwide. Modern Healthcare partners with the Best Companies Group on the assessment process, which includes an extensive employee survey.
Vizient will be honored at the 2017 Best Places to Work Awards Dinner on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the W Las Vegas. Information on the award and dinner program is available here.
About Vizient, Inc.
Vizient, Inc., the largest member-driven health care performance improvement 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 base includes academic medical centers, pediatric facilities, community hospitals, integrated health delivery networks and non-acute health care providers and represents more than $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 MedAssets’ Spend and Clinical Resource Management (SCM) segment, including Sg2, which was acquired in 2016. In 2017, Vizient again 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.
For more information or questions on the 2017 Best Places to Work in Healthcare recognition program or awards dinner, please contact:
Jodi Sniegocki
jsniegocki@modernhealthcare.com
312.649.5459
