HealthTrust Announces Innovation Summit and Invites Supplier Participation

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—March 20, 2015—HealthTrust℠ invites suppliers to submit new healthcare-related technology products for possible inclusion in its first Innovation Summit. The event will be held May 4 and 5, 2015, in Franklin, Tennessee. The HealthTrust Innovation Summit is an avenue for suppliers with new technology to present their truly innovative products to service line clinical experts […]

Read More

HealthTrust Names Michael J. Schlosser, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—January 5, 2015—HealthTrust℠ announces the appointment of Michael J. Schlosser, M.D., FAANS, as chief medical officer (CMO) for the organization. Dr. Schlosser is a board-certified neurosurgeon whose clinical practice focused primarily on complex spine surgery and surgical neuro-oncology. He will report to Ed Jones, HealthTrust’s president and CEO, beginning February 2, 2015. In making […]

Read More

HealthTrust Awards CHE Trinity Health Innovation Grant During Annual Member Conference

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—August 26, 2014—CHE Trinity Health, based in Livonia, Michigan, was awarded HealthTrust’s inaugural Innovation Grant at the 2014 HealthTrust University Conference & Vendor Fair (HTU), held recently in Nashville, Tennessee. HealthTrust℠ established the grant to acknowledge and sponsor supply chain innovation that improves patient care, operational excellence and/or financial performance. The $50,000 award was […]

Read More

HealthTrust Presents 2014 Member Recognition Awards at Annual Conference

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—August 13, 2014—HealthTrust℠ honored its 2014 Member Recognition Award winners on July 29 during the 2014 HealthTrust University Conference & Vendor Fair, held in Nashville. The organization established its annual awards program six years ago to acknowledge the outstanding performance and contributions of its members. The categories for nominations included: Outstanding Member – recognizes […]

Read More

HealthTrust Names Kent Petty Chief Information Officer

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—July 8, 2014—HealthTrust℠, a Parallon® affiliate, today announced the appointment of Kent Petty as chief information officer (CIO). Petty most recently served as system vice president and CIO at Wellmont Health System where he developed and implemented a Health Information Technology strategic plan for the multifacility, multistate health system. Petty will report directly to […]

Read More

HealthTrust Receives “Champion for Change” Award From Practice Greenhealth for the Fifth Time

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—June 6, 2014—HealthTrust℠, a Parallon® affiliate, was selected for the fifth time as a recipient of a “Champion for Change” award from Practice Greenhealth, a national membership organization for healthcare facilities committed to environmentally responsible operations. The award is one of the organization’s Environmental Excellence Awards given each year to honor outstanding environmental achievements […]

Read More

HealthTrust Expands Capabilities With Acquisition of Cardiac Data Solutions

Capabilities will add clinical data analytics, benchmarking and related consulting services to HealthTrust and SourceTrust offerings BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—June 4, 2014—HealthTrust℠, a Parallon® affiliate, announces that it has acquired certain of the assets and operations of Cardiac Data Solutions (CDS). The acquisition enhances HealthTrust solutions that provide data analytics, clinical benchmarks, consultation services, evidence-based and best […]

Read More

HealthTrust Becomes Supporting Organization of the Healthier Hospitals Initiative

HealthTrust Becomes Supporting Organization of the Healthier Hospitals Initiative Helping promote green stewardship across the healthcare industry BRENTWOOD, Tenn.—January 17, 2014—The Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) announced today that HealthTrust, a Parallon affiliate, has become a Supporting Organization of the Healthier Hospitals Initiative, a collaborative of leading healthcare institutions united to help move the healthcare sector […]

Read More

HealthTrust Presents 2013 Member Recognition Awards at Annual Convention

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – August 26, 2013 – HealthTrust honored its 2013 Member Recognition Award winners on August 22 during the 2013 HealthTrust University Conference & Vendor Fair, held in Nashville. The organization established this annual program five years ago to acknowledge the outstanding performance and contributions of its members in the healthcare supply chain. The […]

Read More

HealthTrust Region CEO Jay Kirkpatrick Receives AHRMM’s 2013 Leadership Award

Prestigious 2013 George R. Gossett Leadership Award presented by the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — August 5, 2013 — HealthTrust, a Parallon® affiliate, is pleased to announce that its MidAmerica Region CEO Jay Kirkpatrick was named the recipient of the 2013 George R. Gossett Leadership Award by the Association for Healthcare Resource […]

Read More