June 2007

For 14 of its 30 years Healthcare Purchasing News recognized and honored materials management leaders, focusing on department directors and key executives between 1986 and 2000. In 2004, however, HPN expanded the honor to the annual "Materials Management Department of the Year" award, which acknowledges the dedication of the entire staff for effective and efficient supply management. We salute those men and women we’ve profiled in the past, many of whom have since changed jobs or retired, as well as the noteworthy hospitals with top-notch teams.

HPN’s Materials Management Department of the Year Award recipients

2006: Baptist Health System, Birmingham, AL

2005: Cleveland (OH) Clinic

2004: Terrebonne General Medical Center, Houma, LA

HPN’s Materials Manager of the Year/
Materials Management Leadership Award recipients

2000: Vicki Doss, regional director of materials management, Central California Division, Adventist Health, Bakersfield, CA

1999: Brett Still, CPM, MBA, director, regional materials management, Providence Health System-Portland (OR)

1998: Brenda Meares, manager, procurement services, WakeMed, Raleigh, NC

1997: Timothy K. Glennon, vice president and corporate procurement officer, Staten Island (NY) University Hospital

1996: Sara M. "Sally" Bird, deputy director, Directorate of Medical Materiel, Defense Personnel Support Center, Defense Logistics Agency, Philadelphia

1995: John Gialanella, director of materiel services, the University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

1994: James Francis, vice president of materiel services, BJC Health System, St. Louis

1993: T. Tod Timmel, Genesee Hospital, Rochester, NY

1992: Stuart Wasilewski, director of materials management, Rockford (IL) Memorial Hospital

1991: Robert Simpson, Neponset Valley Health System, Norwood, MA

1990: George Malik, Philadelphia-Lankenau Hospital

1989: Douglas Carr, Nanaimo (BC) Regional General Hospital, Canada

1988: James Gandy, Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL

1987: Peter Mike, Tucson (AZ) Medical Center

1986: Lee Boergadine, Yale-New Haven (CT) Hospital

Saluting Sterile Processing Leaders

HPN also recognized and honored sterile processing leaders for 19 of 30 years, focusing initially on department directors, but extending the award to departments back in 1992 to emphasize the dedicated team effort required to make central service successful. We salute those men and women we’ve profiled in the past, many of whom have since changed jobs or retired, as well as the noteworthy hospitals with top-notch teams.

1988: Lee Gianfrancesco, Chope Community Hospital, San Mateo CA

1989: Nancy Chobin, St Peters Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ

1990: Colleen Schwartz, Harrisburg (PA) Hospital

1991: Lauren D’Amico, John Dempsey Hospital, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT

1992: Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

1993: South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA

1994: Sarasota (FL) Memorial Hospital

1995: Kaiser Permanente, Bellflower, CA

1996: St. Vincent Medical Center, Worcester, MA

1997: Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN

1998: St. Marys Health Center, Jefferson City, MO

1999: The Children’s Hospital, Denver

2000: Cox Health Systems, Springfield, MO

2001: Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Wichita, KS

2002: Cleveland (OH) Clinic

2003: Ohio MedCentral, Mansfield, OH

2004: Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA

2005: Reid Hospital & Health Care Services, Richmond, IN

2006: NYU Medical Center, New York

Saluting C-Suite and Clinical Leaders

Beginning in 2004, HPN began recognizing hospital CEOs with clear dedication to supply chain management. Our annual SURE Award for Supply Chain-Focused CEOs spotlighted those chief administrators who actively support, understand, recognize and empower supply chain managers to be successful as strategic partners at the executive table. On the clinical side, HPN started recognizing critical care departments working to improve their relationships with materials management in an effort to improve patient care with the annual "Critical Care Supply Innovator" award, as well as surgical services departments starting this year with the annual "Surgical Supply Innovator" award.

SURE Award for Supply Chain-Focused CEOs

2007:

• William Corley, president and CEO, Community Health Network, Indianapolis

• Brian Keeley, president and CEO, Baptist Health South Florida, Coral Gables, FL

• Paul Levy, president and CEO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

2006:

• Garrett Hoover, president and CEO, Nason Hospital, Roaring Spring, PA

• David Ramsey, CEO, Charleston (WV) Area Medical Center

• Richard Salluzzo, M.D., president and CEO, Wellmont Health System, Kingsport, TN

2005:

• Greg Gerloff, CEO, Altru Health System, Grand Forks, ND

• John Lloyd, president and CEO, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ

• Michele Tarbet, CEO, Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA

• Richard Tschider, president and CEO, St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, ND

Critical Care Supply Innovators

2007: St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, CA

2006: Harborview Medical Center, Seattle

Surgical Supply Innovators

2007: LeeSar Regional Service Center, Fort Myers, FL