Owens & Minor recognized for performance

RICHMOND, Va. – Owens & Minor has received two awards from Vizient in recognition of its performance and service. 

Owens & Minor received both the Medical/Surgical Supplier Excellence Award and the Achieve Committed Program Excellence Award at the 2022 Vizient Connections Summit held Sept. 19-22. 

“Customers are at the heart of everything we do, and we are proud of our long-term, consistent commitment to Vizient’s members,” said Jeff Jochims, executive vice president, COO and president, Products & Healthcare Services, Owens & Minor. “We look forward to continuing our collaboration and empowering their success in delivering excellent patient care.” 

The awards honor Vizient-contracted suppliers for their service, support, reliability, ethics and integrity in collaboration with the organization and its members. 

The Medical/Surgical Supplier Excellence Award honors Owens & Minor for its comprehensive contract access across product and service lines and its commitment to value creation and improving total cost of care. The Achieve Committed Program Excellence Award recognizes Owens & Minor’s HALYARD product brand for providing exceptional value by helping highly committed Vizient members achieve maximum value in select medical-surgical categories. 

“We are pleased to recognize Owens & Minor with both of these awards,” said Simrit Sandhu, executive vice president of Vizient. “This is an acknowledgement of their achievements in helping Vizient’s members meet their organizational goals for cost management and supply chain efficiency, as well as their commitment to service excellence.”