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

Federal health officials are working with the American Red Cross and other blood donation organizations in an effort to boost supplies of convalescent plasma, a promising COVID-19 treatment, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

The U.S. government is planning to use a strategy called pooled testing to boost the number of COVID-19 tests performed nationwide, The New York Times reported. 

Some experts have warned that syringes for a future COVID-19 vaccine could face the same supply issues as N95 masks and other personal protective equipment, USA Today reported. 

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Below are the five top supply chain stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in June, beginning with the most popular:

A lack of supplies, including personal protective equipment, put nurses' psychological well-being at risk, according to a study published in the Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 

Commercial and clinical labs are warning that there may be extended turnaround times for COVID-19 test results amid an uptick in demand for testing as cases rise across the U.S.

A company with no medical supply experience that was created by a former Pentagon official won a $2.4 million contract to supply the Bureau of Prisons with surgical gowns, ProPublica reported. 

The World Health Organization announced a plan June 26 to purchase and deliver 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines for high risk populations, STAT reported. 

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

The World Health Organization has laid out a proposal for the distribution of  COVID-19 vaccines and said over 4 billion doses will be needed to vaccinate the world's priority populations, Politico reported. 

The Healthcare Manufacturers Management Council, or HMMC, a trade group representing U.S. manufacturers of a variety of healthcare products, said June 23 it has launched a COVID-19 supply exchange site. 

The FDA warned against using nine types of hand sanitizer, saying they may contain methanol, which is toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested. 

By analyzing and optimizing the ways that supplies are delivered to a facility, supply chain leaders can begin to cut waste, save money and ensure clinical staff have the products they need.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has paid Fillakit — a small company formed in May that operates out of a Houston suburb — $7.3 million since May to supply it with test tubes for COVID-19 testing. Instead of receiving standard test tubes, FEMA received plastic tubes made for bottling soda, which state health officials say are unusable, ProPublica reported. 

The U.S. government shifted control of the strategic national stockpile back to HHS after  giving control to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in March, The Washington Post reported. 

A respiratory therapist who worked at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Seattle was charged June 17 with theft of government property for allegedly stealing respiratory equipment from the hospital and selling it on eBay. 

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

The U.S. has made significant strides to expand COVID-19 testing since the pandemic began, and testing remains critical to tracking the spread of the virus. But the U.S. may face another shortage of tests if there is a second wave of the coronavirus in the fall.