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Find your Sharpie: How hospitals prepare for crises
In 2017, Las Vegas hospitals treated victims from a mass shooting that killed 60 people and injured more than 400. In the aftermath, emergency response crews needed more of one crucial item: a Sharpie. -
Banner Health honored for supplier diversity program
Phoenix-based Banner Health was honored for its supplier diversity program by the Pacific Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council. -
PeaceHealth picks Medline for physician, post-acute vendor
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has picked Medline for both its physician office and post-acute care vendor agreements. -
5 evolution metrics for hospital supply chains: Gartner
The healthcare supply chain industry has evolved over the last 15 years in five significant ways, Eric O'Daffer, a Gartner research vice president, wrote in a Dec. 4 piece in Supply Chain Management Review. -
Millions of syringe products in chaos as FDA probes China-made devices
At least 60 million syringes and infusion pumps are in turmoil as the FDA investigates China-made plastic syringes that changed dimensions. -
Avoid syringes made in China, FDA says
As the FDA investigates reports of China-made syringes breaking and leaking, the agency is recommending healthcare workers prioritize syringes manufactured in other countries. -
Former hospital plastic surgery chief named CMO of BD
Ronald Silverman, MD, the former chief of plastic surgery at Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical Center, will become the chief medical officer of Becton Dickinson on Dec. 4. -
RSV drug supply woes prompt White House team to meet with suppliers
The White House is pressing suppliers to meet the demand "with a sense of urgency" after drugmakers underestimated the demand for Beyfortus, the first respiratory syncytial virus drug for children. -
130K insulin infusion sets recalled
Unomedical A/S, a maker of single-use medical devices, is pulling about 130,000 insulin infusion products from the market because it might detach mid-infusion, according to the FDA. -
Novartis recalls organ rejection drug
Novartis recalled two lots of its organ rejection drug Sandimmune because crystallization was discovered in some bottles, the FDA said Nov. 27. -
Biden to use Cold War-era policy to boost medical supply chain
The Biden administration announced Nov. 27 that it plans to broaden the capabilities of the HHS to allow it to make further investments in domestic production of critical medicines and medical supplies. -
51 complaints, 1 death reported with B Braun pump issue
B. Braun Medical is warning customers of an issue with about 10,000 pumps after receiving 51 complaints and reports of one injury and one death. -
Tufts Medicine expands Premier partnership
Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine signed a contract with Premier to extend its supply chain partnership over the next 10 years, Premier said in a Nov. 15 news release. -
FDA Commissioner maps out new medical supply chain tactics
After months of navigating nationwide shortages of drugs and medical supplies, Robert Califf, MD, the 25th commissioner of the FDA, addressed these issues and outlined the role the agency is taking to address them. -
Fresenius Medical Care recalls 12M syringes
Fresenius Medical Care is increasing its Class I recall of syringes from about 370,000 to more than 12 million, the FDA said Nov. 15. -
Cardinal Health issues warning for 32M syringes
Cardinal Health is warning customers of more than 32 million syringes because they have different dimensions than older brands, resulting in compatibility issues with syringe pumps, the FDA said Nov. 14. -
Thermo Fisher Scientific to close Alabama plant, lay off 97 workers
Biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific will be closing its plant in Auburn, Ala., and laying off 97 employees, ABC affiliate WTVM reported Nov. 14. -
2nd medical device company warns about stolen laryngoscopes
Laryngoscopes have been stolen from two medical supply companies, Medtronic and Covidien, spurring a recall of more than 5,000 illegally sold, defective devices. -
CHI nurses: Critical care supply carts need leadership's help
Nurses at a CHI Health hospital in North Dakota are calling on executives to stock emergency crash carts, which they say has been a monthslong issue, according to a letter published Nov. 13 in The Bismarck Tribune. -
To reduce recall stress in hospitals, 2 healthcare companies partner
Hospitals that use the SxanPro app to monitor their medical device inventories will now receive a personalized report each month for recalled products sitting on their shelves.
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