Siemens Honored With VHA Supplier of the Year Award
May 06 2008 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Service Excellence Award Recognizes Outstanding Contributions and
Commitment MALVERN, Pa., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens
Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (http://www.siemens.com/healthcare) has
been selected as the winner of the 2008 VHA Service Excellence
Award for Supplier of the Year. VHA Inc. is a national healthcare
provider alliance of more than 1,400 not-for-profit hospitals and
21,000 non-acute healthcare organizations. "The VHA Service
Excellence Award recognizes outstanding contributions by its
suppliers. VHA presents the award to the supplier that provided the
greatest support and commitment in helping its members achieve
their supply chain goals," said Scott Downing, executive vice
president of Supply Chain Services, VHA. "We applaud Siemens'
dedication to our members and their steadfast commitment to
bringing the highest level of quality to our industry." Candidates
for the award are recommended and selected based upon their sales
interactions with VHA members, overall customer satisfaction, and
responsiveness to VHA staff and members, as well as contract
administration compliance criteria. "Siemens is honored to receive
this prestigious award from VHA that we graciously accept as a
testament to our ongoing commitment to the healthcare industry,"
said Dr. Heinrich Kolem, CEO, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
"We look forward to growing our relationship with VHA and its
members in 2008 and the years to come." Award winners were honored
at a special banquet on May 4 during the 2008 VHA Leadership
Conference in Philadelphia. More than 120 VHA member organizations
were recognized with VHA Leadership Awards in the categories of
Clinical Excellence, Community Benefit and Supply Chain Management.
To determine the finalists, VHA members were surveyed and requested
to nominate suppliers that represented the highest standards in
service, responsiveness and meeting customer needs. These nominated
suppliers were then scored on four criteria: -- LOP/LOC's completed
within initial submission (if applicable) -- Pricing file updates
submitted every 30 days -- Best Price -- any variances resolved
within 60 days of request (if applicable) -- Day Revenue
Outstanding/Days Sales Outstanding - no delinquency more than 60
days Based on this criteria and evaluations by VHA members and
senior management, Siemens was selected as the 2008 VHA Service
Excellence Award winner. Based in Irving, Texas, VHA delivers
supply chain management services to reduce the cost of healthcare
and creates regional and national networks to help members solve
key clinical and operational challenges. VHA members purchase
medical supplies through Novation, the supply services company of
VHA and the University HealthSystem Consortium. VHA offers
purchasing agreements for services that hospitals use, and Novation
offers contracts for devices, supplies and drugs that hospitals
use. About Siemens Healthcare Siemens Healthcare is one of the
world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry. The company
is a renowned medical solutions provider with core competence and
innovative strength in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies as
well as in knowledge engineering, including information technology
and system integration. With its laboratory diagnostics
acquisitions, Siemens Healthcare is the first fully integrated
diagnostics company, bringing together imaging and lab diagnostics,
therapy, and healthcare information technology solutions,
supplemented by consulting and support services. Siemens Healthcare
delivers solutions across the entire continuum of care -- from
prevention and early detection, to diagnosis, therapy and care. The
company employs more than 48,000 people worldwide and operates in
130 countries. In the fiscal year 2007 (Sept. 30), Siemens
Healthcare reported sales of euro 9.85 billion, orders of euro
10.27 billion, and group profit of euro 1.32 billion. Further
information can be found by visiting
http://www.siemens.com/healthcare DATASOURCE: Siemens Healthcare
CONTACT: Tom Schaffner, Siemens Healthcare, +1-610-448-1477, Web
site: http://www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare
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