Supply Chain

Cardinal Health noted a 13 percent increase in revenue, from $44 billion to $49.6 billion, in its first quarter of 2023. 

In a Class I recall, the most serious type, devicemaker Teleflex recalled 60,500 bacterial filters in response to four injuries and 36 complaints of the filter separating from breathing systems. 

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

Some cities in Texas are asking the federal government to help with supplying more ambulances after intense flooding caused a supply issue, NBC-affiliate KXAN reported Nov. 2. 

Johnson & Johnson will acquire Abiomed, a medtech company based in Danvers, Mass., for $16.6 billion by the end of the first quarter of 2023. 

There is a national shortage of tracheostomy tubes, including ICU Medical's Bivona tubes, and the dearth is more likely to affect pediatric patients because there are few alternative products, the FDA said Oct. 31. 

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

Whether it's "end-of-the-year chaos" with manufacturers halting production for a few weeks or geopolitical concerns, supply chain disruptions are bound to happen — but that doesn't mean hoarding is the solution, Harvard Business Review reported Oct. 27.

From fall 2020 to the present, the costs for some of the most critical elements (e.g., resins, cotton and metals) in the medical supplies and devices that hospitals and health systems use daily all soared in excess of 30 percent,…

Here are seven drug and medical device recalls the FDA reported in October: