IRVING, Texas
Novation, the leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company for VHA Inc., UHC, Children’s Hospital Association and Provista, LLC, recognized 27 suppliers for excellence in 2013. The awards were presented yesterday during Novation’s annual Supplier Summit.
In addition to recognizing health care suppliers in several categories, Novation also honored PNC Bank with the third annual Mark McKenna award for Supplier of the Year, in honor of the former president and CEO of Novation from 1999 through 2006. McKenna passed away in October of 2011 after a lengthy battle with cancer. His distinguished career in supply chain management and supply cost control spanned 30 years with medical device manufacturers as well as provider-owned group purchasing organizations. The award continues McKenna’s legacy of putting hospitals and patients first.
“Supplier Summit provides a great opportunity for Novation and the health care supplier community to come together to further address the challenges of this constantly evolving health care industry,” said Pete Allen, Area Senior Vice President, Sourcing Operations, Novation. “It’s another way for us to bring additional insight into helping the hospitals, academic medical centers and pediatric organizations we serve especially as they face several challenges driven by health care reform. We are also pleased to honor those suppliers who consistently provided superior service and value last year to the members we serve.”
The Novation 2013 supplier award recipients are listed below:
| Mark McKenna Supplier of the Year | PNC Bank | |
| Academic Medical Centers Participation Award | CareFusion Solutions | |
| Non-Acute Partner of the Year | Henry Schein, Inc. | |
| Pediatric Supplier of the Year | Genentech | |
| Custom Contracting Participation Award | Abbott Vascular | |
| Pharmacy Brand Supplier of the Year | AbbVie US | |
| Pharmacy Generic Supplier of the Year | Fresenius Kabi USA | |
| Diversity Supplier of the Year | Guy Brown Products | |
| Diversity Advocate of the Year | Johnson & Johnson | |
| Environmental Excellence Award | Rembrandt Enterprises | |
| Innovative Technology Award | St. Jude Medical | |
| Compliance & Integrity Award | AMN Healthcare | |
| Purchased Services Supplier of the Year | PNC Bank | |
| Physician Preference Supplier of the Year | Biomet Orthopedics, Inc. | |
| Support Services Supplier of the Year | Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics | |
| Pharmacy Distributor of the Year | Cardinal Health | |
| Specialty Distributor of the Year | US Foods, Inc. | |
| Medical-Surgical Distributor of the Year | Cardinal Health 200, LLC | |
| Strategic Commitment Award | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | |
| Standardization Operational Excellence Award | Medline Industries, Inc. | |
| Group Buy Supplier of the Year | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. & Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics | |
| NOVAPLUS Supplier of the Year | Sempermed USA, Inc. | |
| NOVAPLUS Pharmacy Supplier of the Year | Sanofi US | |
| Medical Supplier of the Year | Medline Industries, Inc. | |
| Surgical Supplier of the Year | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | |
| Capital & Imaging Supplier of the Year | Herman Miller Inc. | |
| National Account Manager of the Year | Brian Krajca, Kimberly-Clark Health Care |
About Novation
Novation is the nation’s leading health care services company, focused on revolutionizing operational performance for more than 100,000 members and affiliates of VHA Inc., UHC, Children's Hospital Association and Provista LLC. Novation’s progressive approach to cost performance, data and intelligence, and integrated advisory solutions helps health care providers envision and advance new models of cost-effective, high-quality care. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Novation is committed to the highest standards of ethical behavior and twice has been honored with the Ethisphere Institute’s coveted Ethics Inside® Certification, and has been named four years consecutively to Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies list.
