Ten health systems have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:

Health Supply US, a medical supply manufacturer based in Mooresville, N.C., said Sept. 24 it completed the delivery of 100 percent domestically made medical gowns to the Strategic National Stockpile. 

Transparency is critical to ensuring a well-functioning supply chain, but many companies don't require their suppliers to disclose important supply chain information, according to Farida Ali, president and CEO of Dynamic Technology Solutions, a firm that provides supply chain and technology solutions to companies in highly regulated industries.

Boston Scientific said Sept. 21 it plans to acquire Devoro Medical, a Fremont, Calif.-based medical devicemaker. 

Many companies that pivoted their business plans early in the pandemic to respond to shortages of medical supplies are now facing severe financial consequences, NBC News reported Sept. 22. 

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital CEO John Couris said Sept. 20 that HHS' new distribution system for COVID-19 monoclonal antibody drugs is "plain wrong," the Miami Herald reported. 

The U.S. Defense Department and HHS have awarded four contracts totaling $647 million to COVID-19 test manufacturers for a total of 60 million over-the-counter test kits. 

Medtronic recalled a brain aneurysm stent device Sept. 20 because of a risk of malfunction that has been linked to 10 serious injuries and two deaths. 

Amid a change in how HHS distributes COVID-19 monoclonal antibody drugs, hospitals in Alabama and Texas — both states that are seeing high numbers of COVID-19 cases — say they're dealing with shortages of the critical treatment. 

Supply chain uncertainties and disruptions may last into 2023, RoxAnne Thomas, a logistics manager at Gerber Plumbing Fixtures, told Bloomberg Sept. 15. 

The FDA updated its COVID-19 respirator guidance this week to expand their availability.

Ten health systems have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:

A West Virginia hospital had to divert patients from both its emergency room and hospital Sept. 14 due to a low supply of oxygen, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's.

A federal investigation found that the New Orleans VA Medical Center overspent $1.85 million for surgical supplies and that employees violated supply chain management policies, according to a report released Sept. 14. 

Many facilities use demand from prior years as a baseline to project what to expect in the future.

An order from President Joe Biden for most large U.S. companies to mandate workers either get vaccinated or get weekly tests is putting a strain on the country's supply of rapid COVID-19 tests, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Researchers outlined steps the state of California has taken to conserve oxygen over the course of the pandemic in a report published last month in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness.

General Electric warned that supply chain challenges are hurting its healthcare division's revenue and margin growth, Bloomberg reported Sept. 8. 

A Veterans Administration worker has pleaded guilty to stealing personal protective equipment, electronics and medical equipment from the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System in Biloxi, Miss.