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Vizient Announces Rebranding of Southern Strategic Sourcing Group to ampiezza

By: via Business Wire

New name reflects expansion, collaboration, and member-driven momentum

Vizient®, the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company, announces Southern Strategic Sourcing Partners (S3P), an aggregation group supported by Vizient, has rebranded and is doing business as ampiezza (ahm-P’YET-sah). The new name, an Italian word meaning “breadth and magnitude,” reflects the group’s expanding scale and deepening impact across the healthcare supply chain.

ampiezza, founded by Ochsner Health and supported by Vizient, unites over 90 health systems acting as one single sourcing entity. Southern Strategic Sourcing Partners, L.L.C. now doing business as ampiezza drives $5 billion in spend and over $50 million in savings annually by aggregating volume across key categories—physician preference items, medical-surgical supplies, pharmacy, and indirect spend—maximizing value, quality and collaboration through transparent governance and clinically integrated, member-driven strategies.

“The word ‘ampiezza’ speaks to our commitment to go beyond traditional sourcing to deliver true breadth and magnitude in value, strategy and outcomes,” said Régine Honoré Villain, senior vice president and chief supply chain & support services officer at Ochsner Health and CEO and president of ampiezza. “It captures our momentum as we continue to elevate clinical and operational impact across member organizations.”

As part of the rebrand, ampiezza is introducing key initiatives to enhance strategic direction, operational efficiency, and member value:

  • Enhanced member value reporting to deliver clearer insights into organizational impact.
  • Executive advisory committee to guide group strategy and governance.
  • Expanded service line committees to boost clinical and operational collaboration.
  • Quarterly executive dashboards for transparent performance tracking and benchmarking.
  • Member-focused implementation support to drive effective program execution.
  • Quarterly clinical continuing education programs to promote ongoing professional development.
  • Greater access to category management expertise for enhanced sourcing strategies.
  • Vizient community networking page to foster peer collaboration and knowledge sharing.

“These changes mark a major step forward in the evolution of ampiezza,” said Kris Keglovich, vice president, strategic sourcing partnerships at Vizient. “ampiezza reflects a broader vision—one that is agile, transparent and member-driven. It positions the members for even greater success in today’s dynamic healthcare landscape.”

Learn more about Vizient aggregation solutions.

About Vizient, Inc.

Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company, provides solutions and services to more than two-thirds of the nation’s acute care providers and more than one-third of ambulatory providers. Vizient offers proprietary data and analytics to deliver unique clinical and operational insights and a contract portfolio representing $156 billion in annual purchasing volume enabling the delivery of cost-effective care. With its acquisition of Kaufman Hall in 2024, Vizient expanded its advisory services to help providers achieve financial, clinical and operational excellence. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Vizient has offices throughout the United States. Learn more at www.vizientinc.com.

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