Press Release 1 April 2025
Ivinson Team Earns 'Supply Chains of Distintion' Award
Supply Chain of Distinction Awards are given to the top 25 small, medium and large sized hospitals.
Ivinson Memorial Hospital has been recognized by healthcare supply chain leader Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) as a recipient of the 2024 Supply Chains of Distinction Award.
This award honors top performing hospitals and health systems in North America that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to supply chain excellence, innovation and resilience.
“Since the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping our supply chain running smoothly has been more important than ever because the direct impacts to patient care,” said Ivinson Chief Executive Officer Doug Faus. “Our team at Ivinson has worked hard to maintain a highly efficient supply chain, and we are proud to be recognized as a top 25 performer among small hospitals by GHX”
The Supply Chains of Distinction Award is based upon a set of “perfect order” metrics, rated as a percentage of purchase order lines sent across the GHX Exchange (integrated) that are touchless and completely automated, from purchase through payment.
“With the significant transformation taking place across the healthcare ecosystem, organizations such as Ivinson Memorial Hospital are at the forefront of integrating automation and data-driven solutions into their supply chain operations,’ said Tina Vatanka Murphy, President and CEO of GHX. “This commitment to innovation not only streamlines processes but also contributes to improved patient outcomes and advances health equity.”
This year’s recipients will be honored at the 2025 GHX Summit taking place May 13 – 16, 2025 in Atlanta, GA. The full list of 2024 winners can be found here.
Building on decades of collaboration among providers, manufacturers, distributors and other industry stakeholders, Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) is leading the charge in helping organizations run the new business of healthcare. By automating key business processes and translating evidence-based analytics and data into meaningful action, GHX is helping the healthcare ecosystem to move faster, operate more intelligently and achieve greater outcomes. With the support of GHX, healthcare organizations have removed billions of dollars of wasteful healthcare spend. For more information on GHX’s suite of cloud-based supply chain solutions, visit www.ghx.com and The Healthcare Hub.