Karen Prager — Manager, Purchasing

2020 UHS Service Excellence Winner

Karen led the initiative to centralize Purchasing from the Acute Care business offices to Corporate Headquarters. With support from Recruiting, 24 new team members were hired and onboarded, resulting in a high performing team that has significantly raised the bar on service and processes for our hospital customers. Feedback from the field has been positive, stating that Karen goes above and beyond on a daily basis.

Karen embraces all the Service Excellence standards, especially “Practice teamwork.”