Lincolnshire, IL – June 11, 2021 –
Sysmex America, Inc., a leading diagnostic solutions company offering hematology, urinalysis, information systems and flow cytometry testing technology for optimal clinical laboratory performance, has earned the 2020 GHXcellence Award for achievements in advancing the healthcare supply chain and going above and beyond to support patients and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sysmex America earned recognition in the U.S. Healthcare Supplier of the Year, small/medium organization category.
“The healthcare industry faced extraordinary challenges during 2020,” said Bruce Johnson, CEO of GHX. “We are proud Sysmex America, along with the many GHX customers that weathered the COVID-19 storm, for their unwavering commitment to critical healthcare values like collaboration, transparency and innovation which ultimately helped save countless lives. It is an honor to recognize and reward their achievements.”
“As an active member of the Global Healthcare Exchange, we have worked to drive operational efficiencies across the GHX community,” said Alex Garini, Chief Financial Officer of Sysmex America. “Year-over-year operational improvements include enhanced communication and order processing time.”
Building on decades of collaboration among providers, manufacturers, distributors and other industry stakeholders, Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) is helping organizations run the new business of healthcare. By automating key business processes and translating evidence-based analytics and data into meaningful action, GHX is helping the healthcare ecosystem to move faster, operate more intelligently and achieve greater outcomes. With the support of GHX, healthcare organizations have removed billions of dollars of wasteful healthcare spend.
Winners were chosen by a selection committee made up of GHX executives and leading healthcare influencers including Nancy LeMaster, CEO, Nancy J LeMaster Consulting; Mike Schiller, senior director of Supply Chain for the Association for Health Care Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM); Carol Stone, former vice president, Corporate Marketing, C.R. Bard and former founding GHX board member; and Rick Dana Barlow, co-founder and executive director of the Bellwether League Foundation and senior editor of Healthcare Purchasing News.
About Sysmex America
Sysmex America is lighting the way to better health with diagnostic solutions that transform the future of healthcare and contribute to healthier lives. Its innovative hematology, urinalysis, information systems and flow cytometry testing technology are reshaping the world of diagnostics. As America’s regional affiliate of Kobe, Japan-based Sysmex Corporation – a trusted global leader respected for optimizing the efficiency, operations and financial performance of clinical laboratories – it offers diagnostic products that equip patients and the healthcare professionals who treat them with the information needed to make decisions with greater trust and confidence. Forbes magazine named Sysmex one of the most innovative companies in the healthcare equipment and services category, and the Center for Companies That Care named Sysmex America to its “Honor Roll.” Learn more about Sysmex America at
www.sysmex.com/us