Supply Chain

Burton Fuller, chief supply chain officer at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Health System, found himself unable to decide between a career in medicine or business. It was not until he started his first consulting job in hospital supply that he realized…

In the most serious type of recall, Remel removed 18,906 lab plates from the market because of a risk of potential false results.

Here are 10 health systems and hospitals that posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week. 

Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health System tapped Josh Lee on Nov. 30 to be its regional supply director. 

From tracheostomy tubes and syringes to amoxicillin and dozens of other drugs, medical supply chains are hindered by ongoing issues to access raw materials and enough staff, The State Journal reported Dec. 4. 

While economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted in November for the first time since May 2020, there were some signs of optimism that supply chain issues may generally be easing, a key U.S. economic report showed Dec. 5.

As the "tridemic" of flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus continues, pediatric hospitals are running into a new problem: a shortage of medical-grade cribs, CNN reported Dec. 5.

The FDA placed some balloon pumps on its medical device shortage list Dec. 2, which the agency said was because of increased demand and shortage of some of the product's components. 

Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System chose HealthTrust as its group purchasing organization, effective Feb. 1. 

The White House's top supply chain advisor, Sameera Fazili, will depart from her role Dec. 2, according to a Politico report.