July 29, 2021 – HealthTrust has singled out six member organizations for supply chain excellence, social stewardship, and innovation benefitting their patients, stakeholders, and communities.
Outstanding Member – Surgery Partners (Brentwood, TN) for initiatives to achieve optimal value and performance using HealthTrust contracts and offerings primarily in the areas of neurostimulation, spine and osteobiologics. Over the past 18 months, Surgery Partners’ overall adoption of on-contract supplies, category utilization and strategic sourcing agreements has steadily increased resulting in lower supply expense and achievement of supply chain objectives.
Clinical Excellence – Southwest Health System (Cortez, CO) for the health system’s COVID response including education campaigns to provide information to rural community members as well as vaccination initiatives focused on rural communities.
Social Stewardship – St. Luke’s Health System (Boise, ID) for transitioning to reusable sterilization containers in response to shortages of Blue Wrap, resulting in reduced waste and cost savings.
Pharmacy Excellence – Scripps Health (San Diego, CA) for early adoption of a medication central prior authorization initiative and working with HealthTrust Clinical Pharmacy Member Support to improve biosimilar conversions and other key therapeutic areas.
Innovation Award – LCMC Health (New Orleans, LA) for executing a long-term agreement centered on Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) in six regional facilities resulting in cost savings and substantial reduction of the health system’s carbon footprint. Savings from the EaaS arrangement will aid investment in core healthcare initiatives and immediate improvements to better serve the community.