Supplier Development

HealthTrust Community Supplier Development Program

Our Commitment to Responsible Sourcing

HealthTrust is committed to providing opportunities and fair consideration for suppliers of all sizes and ownership structures, making our program one of the most respected and awarded in the industry. When you register online through our Prospective Supplier Profile, you will have the opportunity to indicate if you are a certified supplier and when a bid opportunity arises, the information is passed on to the appropriate sourcing personnel.

HealthTrust ensures fair consideration in the sourcing process and acknowledges a variety of certifications to verify a supplier’s ownership structure.

Promotes Innovation

Promotes Innovation

Supplier development encourages innovation through new products, services, techniques and solutions. This innovation not only benefits the healthcare industry, but the patients who receive care through our member hospitals.

Drives Competition

Drives Competition

Supplier development drives competition among suppliers of all sizes while offering additional supply chain channels for products and services.

Meeting Patients' Needs

Meeting Patients’ Needs

As demographics shift, a supplier base reflecting the unique communities our members serves will enhance our efforts in meeting those patients’ needs.

By supporting small and emerging suppliers, we can help generate wealth among small businesses and thus, in turn, add economic value to the communities our members serve through job creation, wages, and tax revenue. Because, as small businesses grow, so do the economies of our member communities.

*“New technology” is classified as a product that, as compared to existing products:

  • Offers significant technological advancements,
  • Improves clinical outcomes or patient care in a significant way (i.e., documented reduction in procedure times, outcomes, lengths of stay, readmissions, infection rates), or
  • Streamlines work processes and/or the economics of facility operations in a significant way (i.e., increase or decrease expenses in supply chain or resource utilization).

Demonstration of the above through independent, peer-reviewed publication(s) is beneficial, but not required.*