Vizient announces 2025 Responsible Sourcing Awards

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 18, 2025 – Vizient®, the nation’s largest provider driven healthcare performance improvement company, announced the 2025 Responsible Sourcing Awards for suppliers and healthcare organization supply chains. The awards were announced Sept. 18 at the Vizient Connections Summit in Las Vegas.

“Responsible sourcing is about more than meeting procurement goals—it’s about strengthening the healthcare ecosystem and the communities we serve,” said Simrit Sandhu, president, spend management for Vizient. “These honorees exemplify how purposeful supply chain strategies can expand opportunities for small businesses, drive innovation and resilience, and create lasting impact.”

The Vizient Responsible Sourcing Excellence Award honors healthcare organizations that empower small businesses and build value-driven supply chains through committed procurement strategies to drive social and economic impact, resilience and sustainability. Evaluation is based on the percentage of a provider’s Vizient spend directed towards suppliers that meet responsible sourcing criteria as well as demonstrated alignment with broader organizational goals and achievements for supply chain stewardship. This year’s Top Performers are:

The Responsible Sourcing Supplier of the Year exemplifies excellence by contributing to long-term economic development and enhancing the resilience and effectiveness of the healthcare supply chain. The award highlights suppliers whose strategies drive measurable impact across the healthcare systems and the communities they serve. Congratulations to Phoenix Textile Corporation.

Learn more about responsible sourcing at Vizient.

About Vizient, Inc.
Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company, provides solutions and services to more than two-thirds of the nation’s acute care providers and more than one-third of ambulatory providers. Vizient offers proprietary data and analytics to deliver unique clinical and operational insights and a contract portfolio representing $156 billion in annual purchasing volume enabling the delivery of cost-effective care. With its acquisition of Kaufman Hall in 2024, Vizient expanded its advisory services to help providers achieve financial, clinical and operational excellence. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Vizient has offices throughout the United States. Learn more at www.vizientinc.com.