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Vizient Announces Suppliers and Categories for Quarter 4 National Group Buys Program
[October 10, 2017]

Vizient Announces Suppliers and Categories for Quarter 4 National Group Buys Program


Vizient, Inc. today announced the product categories and suppliers participating in its Quarter 4 National Group Buys Program available October 1 through December 31, 2017. Vizient's innovative National Group Buys Program is one of several strategic programs designed to deliver additional savings to the member hospitals it serves.

GE Healthcare, the featured supplier for Quarter 4, is offering savings opportunities across their capital and diagnostic imaging equipment. Specific products in this group buys opportunity include cardiovascular imaging systems, CT scanner systems, general radiography systems, hemodynamic and electrophysiology monitors, mammography, MRI equipment, nuclear medicine equipment, PET/CT systems, ultrasound systems.

"Vizient is again pleased to offer health care organizations an additional opportunity to lower costs beyond our nationally negotiated contracts for capital equipment from our featured supplier GE Healthcare as part of our Quarter 4 group buys program. Last year's group buys delivered record-breaking member participation for GE and, in turn, record-breaking savings for our members during the quarter," said Brent Gee, associate vice president of strategic programs for Vizient. "The significant savings this program offers will help our members plan and implement capital equipment opportunities in the most cost-effective manner."

There also will be specific group buys saving offerings in Quarter 4 from various food suppliers in preparation for the holiday season including:

  • Basic American Foods - dehydrated potatoes
  • Rich Products - Dinner rolls, whipped toppings, flan and crème brulee
  • US Foods - Crème pies, ham



Other suppliers offering additional savings on certain products in the Quarter 4 National Group Buys Program include Carestream Health, Grifols USA, Identiplus, Koning Corporation, Mass Medical Storage, Medicore Medical Supply, Pentax (News - Alert) of America, Philips Healthcare, Retractable Technologies, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics and STERIS Corporation.

In addition to price reductions, some suppliers are offering additional value in the form of extended warranties, training, leasing options, financing options, and POS service discounts during the group buys.


All equipment noted for the Quarter 4 group buys will be available to all Vizient members including customers served by MedAssets' Spend and Clinical Resource Management business, which was acquired by Vizient in February 2016.

Since 2005, members and affiliates served by Vizient have purchased more than $6.8 billion, with more than $1.8 billion in savings via the group buys program. In 2017, Vizient members have realized over $372 million in savings alone.

About Vizient, Inc.

Vizient, Inc., the largest member-driven health care performance improvement company in the country, provides innovative data-driven solutions, expertise and collaborative opportunities that lead to improved patient outcomes and lower costs. Vizient serves a diverse membership and customer base which includes academic medical centers, pediatric facilities, community hospitals, integrated health delivery networks and non-acute health care providers and represents more than $100 billion in annual purchasing volume. The Vizient brand identity represents the integration of VHA Inc., University HealthSystem Consortium and Novation, which combined in 2015, as well as the recently acquired MedAssets' Spend and Clinical Resource Management (SCM) segment, which includes Sg2. In 2016, Vizient received a World's Most Ethical Company designation from the Ethisphere Institute. Vizient headquarters is based in Irving, Texas, with locations in Chicago and other cities across the United States. Please visit www.vizientinc.com as well as our newsroom, blog, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube pages for more information about the company.


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