Vizient partners with SafeSource Direct on PPE
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:54 AM CST, Wed November 30, 2022
IRVING, Texas, and BROUSSARD, La. – Vizient, a health care performance improvement company, has entered into an agreement with SafeSource Direct, LLC, for chemo-rated nitrile gloves. The agreement is the latest move by Vizient to increase supply assurance of critical medical supplies. “The health care supply chain is global, extremely complex and remains an open invitation for unexpected disruptions,” said Simrit Sandhu, executive vice president, Vizient. “Vizient is committed to supporting efforts that help ensure our members are insulated against supply chain disruptions like those that occurred with the COVID-19 pandemic.” SafeSource Direct is a joint venture between the Gulf South’s largest health system, Ochsner Health, and Trax Development that was launched in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a solution to national shortages of PPE. “The pandemic shined a light on significant flaws in sourcing PPE from outside the U.S., and through this new agreement, we’re helping insulate Vizient members from future price increases, stockouts and international supply chain disruptions,” said Justin Hollingsworth, CEO of SafeSource Direct. “Our health care partners have had to resort to stockpiling, which is costly and inefficient. We’re ensuring they can always count on a readily available, high-quality supply of PPE.”
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