SUPPLIERS

Our Contracted Suppliers

The process HealthTrust uses to contract is a detailed and rigorous one. Membership involvement is a primary component and committees have been established to obtain this member input. The committees (Food, Medical, Surgical , Pharmacy, Facilities, Laboratory, etc.) work with contracting staff to determine supplier eligibility, request for proposal requirements, special needs by category and other details necessary for the initial bid process. Once supplier proposals are received, the committee continues to work with contracting staff for analysis review, terms and conditions exceptions, implementation plan review, distribution capabilities and more until the final supplier award is made.

Because contracting staff and committees work together throughout the process, when a contract is completed with an awarded supplier, our members know that it has been vetted by peers and any commitment requirements or terms are reasonable for the contracted category. They also know that for all clinical supplies, a clinical review and sometimes detailed product evaluations have taken place, depending on the product and clinical requirements.