Vizient and the Huggies Brand Partner to Raise Awareness for Diaper Need at the 2018 Vizient Fall Connections Summit

IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–During its annual fall Connections Summit, being held Oct. 2-4 in Las
Vegas, Vizient,
Inc. is partnering with the Huggies
No Baby Unhugged initiative to donate 10,000 diapers to the
Las Vegas Diaper Bank.

According to the 2017 study commissioned by Huggies, 36% of U.S.
families struggle to provide fresh, clean diapers for their babies. As
part of this year’s member volunteer activities at the Vizient
Connections Summit, attendees can package diapers for delivery to
families in need. For each person who volunteers, Huggies will donate an
additional day’s supply of diapers to the Las Vegas Diaper Bank of up to
a total of 10,000 diapers.

“This community service project was a huge success at our event last
year where a total of 20,000 diapers were donated. We expect to hit that
number again this year through the participation of members in this
volunteer activity,” said Pete Allen, executive vice president, sourcing
operations at Vizient. “Kimberly-Clark, parent company of Huggies, is a
Vizient awarded supplier and participates in our Preferred Pediatric
Program. We are grateful to Huggies for their diaper donation and
support for our event.”

The effects of diaper need lead to increased stress for parents and
families on many levels, impacting their physical and mental health.
Diapers and baby wipes are not covered under the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, or the Women,
Infants and Children (WIC) special supplemental nutrition program. As a
result, parents often have to choose between paying for food and
purchasing diapers. Additionally, without diapers, babies are not able
to be in daycare or participate in early childhood education programs
which leads to parents missing work to care for them.

“At Huggies we know how critically important diapers are to a family’s
well-being, and that is why we are committed to working with the
National Diaper Bank Network and partners like Vizient to raise
awareness for this issue,” said Rebecca Dunphey, president of
Kimberly-Clark Baby and Child Care North America. “Over the last seven
years Huggies has donated more than 200 million diapers and wipes to
families in need, and we thank the Vizient team for helping us continue
to support these families.”

Huggies is the founding sponsor of the National Diaper Bank Network
(NDBN), a nonprofit organization that works with more than 200
community-based diaper banks around the country and serves nearly
280,000 children each month.

More information about the 2018 Vizient Connections Summit can be found here.

About Vizient, Inc.

Vizient, Inc., the largest member-driven health care performance
improvement company in the country, provides innovative data-driven
solutions, expertise and collaborative opportunities that lead to
improved patient outcomes and lower costs. Vizient’s diverse membership
base includes academic medical centers, pediatric facilities, community
hospitals, integrated health delivery networks and non-acute health care
providers and represents approximately $100 billion in annual purchasing
volume. The Vizient brand identity represents the integration of VHA
Inc., University HealthSystem Consortium and Novation, which combined in
2015, as well as MedAssets’ Spend and Clinical Resource Management (SCM)
segment, including Sg2, which was acquired in 2016. In 2018, Vizient
again received a World’s Most Ethical Company designation from the
Ethisphere Institute. Vizient’s headquarters are in Irving, Texas, with
locations in Chicago and other cities across the United States. Please
visit www.vizientinc.com
as well as our newsroom,
blog,
Twitter,
LinkedIn
and YouTube
pages for more information about the company.

About the Huggies Brand

Huggies believes deeply in the Power of Hugs. That’s why every Huggies
diaper and wipe is inspired by parents’ hugs. For nearly 40 years,
Huggies has been helping parents provide love, care and reassurance to
help babies thrive. No
Baby Unhugged is Huggies promise to ensure babies get the care
they need to thrive – from innovative everyday products, growing
hospital hugger programs and specially-designed products for the tiniest
of babies, to diapers and wipes donations. Huggies is the fastest
growing diaper brand in hospitals and partners with NICU nurses to
develop diapers and wipes that meet the specific needs of pre-term
infants. For more information on the Huggies No Baby Unhugged program
visit the “Why Huggies?” page at Huggies.com.

About Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its well-known global brands are an
indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Every
day, nearly a quarter of the world’s population trust Kimberly-Clark
brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene
and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups,
Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds the No. 1 or No. 2 share
positions in 80 countries. To keep up with the latest news and to learn
more about the Company’s 145-year history of innovation, visit www.kimberly-clark.com
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Contacts

Vizient, Inc.
Angie Boliver, 972-830-7961
angie.boliver@vizientinc.com