Intermountain is Ranked Third in Nation for Supply Chain Organization

Gartner’s Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 ranking measures healthcare organizations’ achievements in transforming their supply chains to increase value, improve patient outcomes and clinical quality, solve challenges, and increase efficiency Intermountain Healthcare is listed at number three in the new ranking, among the nation’s best healthcare supply chain organizations.

The listing analyzes more than 180 healthcare companies, including health systems, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. Intermountain has been ranked in Gartner’s top 10 for the past five years in a row, with this year’s ranking being the highest ever.

“Being ranked third is an honor. Thank you to our team for its tremendous efforts towards better supply and care processes that support better patient outcomes, which is our ultimate priority,” says Brent Johnson, Intermountain’s Vice President for the Supply Chain Organization and Support Services.

A statement from Gartner says: “Intermountain represents one of the closest things to a literal ‘City on a Hill’ in the world of healthcare providers…Intermountain's unified view of population health as the revenue model of the future for the organization effectively galvanizes the supply chain response in coordination with clinical and financial as well as its owned insurance company, SelectHealth.”

Gartner adds: “The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 is about leadership. Every year we identify the companies that best exemplify the demand-driven ideal for today's supply chain and document their best practices, which can help all companies move closer to their goals.” The company’s healthcare top 25 list is compiled after an intensive six-month review process by over 150 industry experts.

Gartner is a leading information technology research and advisory company. It’s been compiling the Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 since 2009 in order to recognize excellence in the healthcare value chain and the role it plays in enhancing healthcare cost and quality.

Intermountain Healthcare is a not-for-profit health system based in Salt Lake City. Recognized for its excellent clinical care and low costs, Intermountain strives to help people live the healthiest lives possible.