HealthTrust Performance Group Honors Suppliers for Partnership and Service Excellence

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HealthTrust Performance Group, a leading healthcare performance improvement organization, has named Foodbuy, Vital Care Industries and Cardinal Health as recipients of Supplier Excellence Awards for 2024. The annual awards acknowledge supplier-partners for best-in-class service and superior value in supporting the HealthTrust membership. The awards were announced during the annual HealthTrust University Conference (HTU) in Orlando, Florida on August 13, 2024.

“Without the commitment of every contracted supplier to implement and maintain their HealthTrust supplier agreement, we could not provide our members with the innovative products and services essential to managing cost, quality and patient outcomes,” said Jocelyn Bradshaw, Chief Operating Officer of GPO Operations at HealthTrust. “We are proud to recognize these suppliers who stand-out in the areas for which they have been recognized. Each has demonstrated exceptional performance in helping our members serve their patients and communities.”

Supplier award designations were given in three categories to the following companies and their representatives attending HTU.

Supplier of the Year – Foodbuy for demonstrating continuous improvement in delivering industry-leading value to HealthTrust members while consistently seeking new and innovative ways to improve services, support and value.

• Dennis Hogan, Chief Executive Officer, Foodbuy
• Shane Flowers, Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare & Education, Foodbuy
• James Monroe, Vice President, Account Management, Foodbuy

Supplier Diversity – Vital Care Industries for partnership and mentorship to the diverse supplier community for nearly 25 years, and Vital Care’s history of providing quality products and value to HealthTrust members.

• Harsh Singh, Chief Executive Officer
• Loren Johnson, Vice President of Sales
• Henry Johnson, Co-founder
• LeNita Johnson, Co-founder
• James Agostinelli, Operations Manager

Environmental and Social Performance – Cardinal Health for demonstrated excellence in a variety of environmental and social considerations, including decreasing its carbon footprint, nurturing a healthy workplace culture, and supporting DEI, corporate ethics and governance.

• Jeff Easterling, Group Vice President, Strategic Partners
• Donna Jung, Vice President of Enterprise Contracting Pharmaceutical Distribution
• Angela Perrie, Senior Vice President & General Manager Health System & Provider Distribution Pharmaceutical Distribution
• Kevin Dickemper, Vice President Enterprise Contracting Medical

About HealthTrust Performance Group

HealthTrust Performance Group (HealthTrust) is a healthcare performance improvement organization dedicated to strengthening provider performance and clinical excellence through an aligned membership model and advisory solutions that leverage supply chain expertise, scale and innovation. Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., HealthTrust serves approximately 1,800 hospitals and health systems in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, and more than 70,000 other locations including ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, long-term care and alternate care sites.