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GHX Awards 2024: Celebrating Supply Chain Excellence in Healthcare

On February 25, 2025, the Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) revealed the recipients of its illustrious Supply Chains of Distinction Award for 2024. This prestigious award is dedicated to recognizing the top hospital and health system performers across North America that have achieved significant success in supply chain management.

The award focuses particularly on organizations that exemplify efficiency in supply chain operations, measured through their capability to successfully complete “perfect order” metrics. These metrics are crucial for evaluating supply chain performance, ensuring that organizations deliver on their promises while maintaining high standards of operational excellence.

Honorees and Their Achievements

This year's winners, recognized for their exceptional performance, will be celebrated at the upcoming GHX Summit, scheduled from May 13-16, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Award recipients are selected based on their performance across three categories—Small, Medium, and Large provider organizations—based on transaction volumes.

Small Organizations

The small organization category features stellar performers like:

• - Blanchard Valley Health System (Findlay, OH)
• - Children's Hospital of Orange County (Orange, CA)
• - St. Claire Regional Medical Center (Morehead, KY)

These institutions have shown exemplary commitment to optimizing their supply chain processes, contributing to better healthcare delivery.

Medium Organizations

In the medium category, organizations such as:

• - Children's of Alabama (Birmingham, AL)
• - El Camino Health (Mountain View, CA)
• - Presbyterian Healthcare Services (Albuquerque, NM)

have distinguished themselves through their ability to harness technology and data analytics, effectively enhancing their operational capabilities.

Large Organizations

The large category showcases renowned health systems including:

• - Allina Health (Minneapolis, MN)
• - NewYork-Presbyterian (New York, NY)
• - UCLA Health (Los Angeles, CA)

These large entities are at the forefront of healthcare innovation, applying advanced solutions to streamline their supply chains and improve patient outcomes.

Acknowledgment from GHX Leadership

Tina Vatanka Murphy, President, and CEO of GHX, commended the awardees, stating, “Even amid unprecedented challenges within the healthcare supply chain, these remarkable organizations push forward to instigate meaningful change.” Underlining the importance of embracing automation and reliable data, she emphasized that such proactive efforts are essential for developing a resilient and sustainable healthcare infrastructure.

Future of Healthcare Supply Chains

As healthcare organizations continue to face supply chain complexities, the commitment shown by these award recipients sets a strong precedent for future developments in the industry. The integration of automation and comprehensive data usage is anticipated to be the cornerstone of operational strategies moving forward, ultimately paving the way for improved healthcare services.

GHX remains dedicated to transforming the way healthcare operates by supporting its clients to streamline their processes and leverage analytics for actionable insights. With billions in unnecessary healthcare spending eliminated, GHX's influence is reshaping the healthcare landscape.

To learn more about these awards and the organizations honored, visit the GHX official website where further details are provided on each recipient's journey to excellence in healthcare supply chain management. Join the celebration of these healthcare heroes at the GHX Summit this May!

For all media inquiries regarding the awards and summit details, please reach out to Greta Gustafson at Highwire PR/GHX at [email protected]