Cardinal Health tops Gartner list of healthcare supply chain groups

Health products distributor Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) has topped a list of the top healthcare supply chain groups from influential research firm Gartner.

Gartner’s Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 ranking is based primarily on two metrics: quantitative measures such as financial data and the opinions of industry peers and analysts, according to a statement from Gartner.

The rankings are meant to illustrate which health supply chain companies are enabling high-quality patient care at optimal economic costs, according to the statement.

Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal earned accolades from Gartner for combining the strengths of a surgical products distributor, a pharmaceuticals wholesaler and a large manufacturer. “Cardinal has the closest thing to a ‘one-stop shop’ in serving providers and gets credit for having a unique ability to support its trading partners,” Gartner said.

Immediately following Cardinal on the Gartner list were Sisters of Mercy Health System in St. Louis, Missouri and Becton, Dickinson and Company.

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