IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vizient, Inc. today announced that Phoenix Children’s Hospital will begin using its national contract portfolio through its supply chain partnership with Children’s Hospital Association. Vizient’s pediatric portfolio is the industry's largest with more than 35,000 pediatric-specific line items on contract. The pediatric contract portfolio, analytics and other programs are all specifically designed to meet the unique needs and purchasing patterns of children’s hospitals.
Phoenix Children’s Hospital is one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country with 433 licensed beds, nearly 1,000 pediatric specialists on staff and roughly $75 million per year in supply spend. Phoenix Children’s provides inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency and urgent care across more than 75 pediatric subspecialties, making it the most comprehensive pediatric care available in the state. The hospital’s six Centers of Excellence have grown in size and expertise to place them on par with some of the most prestigious of their kind in the United States.
“Through our partnership with Children’s Hospital Association we have we created a specialized pediatric program that goes beyond just meeting the supply chain needs of these facilities. Vizient integrates networking opportunities and educational offerings to help support the clinical staff. The result is a great opportunity for accelerated financial and organizational performance improvement,” said Michael Ainsworth, vice president, CHA sales and account management for Vizient.
Phoenix Children’s has also joined the Upper Midwest Consolidated Services Center (UMCSC), a Vizient SupplyNetworkTM to access additional value via their custom contract portfolio. “We are excited to welcome Phoenix Children’s to the UMCSC collaboration. We look forward to getting them fully involved in our member-driven supply chain and innovation programs,” said Brenda Peterson, RN, vice president, UMCSC.
“Vizient demonstrated their expertise and welcomed our input regarding the unique purchasing needs of a children’s hospital,” said David Higginson, chief administrative officer, Phoenix Children's Hospital. “We believe that partnering with Vizient, CHA and UMCSC for pediatric supplies provides Phoenix Children’s Hospital with the best of all worlds – access to the most comprehensive collection of pediatric knowledge, products and resources in the country. It’s a true win-win for the patients and families we serve.”
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 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.
About Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Phoenix Children’s Hospital is Arizona’s only children’s hospital that is ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals. Phoenix Children's provides world-class inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency and urgent care to children and families in Arizona and throughout the Southwest. As one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country, Phoenix Children’s provides care across more than 75 pediatric specialties. The Hospital is poised for continued growth in quality patient care, research and medical education. For more information about the hospital, visit www.phoenixchildrens.org.
