Supply Chain

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has started construction on a medical supply facility in Billings that will serve as a centralized distribution hub for hospitals and clinics across Montana.  The consolidated services center will be the first large medical supply…

Medical supply chain costs are expected to rise by 2.41% in 2026, according to Vizient’s Summer 2025 Spend Management Outlook, released July 29.  The increase will be driven by rising costs in IT services, capital equipment and surgical supplies. The…

Medical device recalls are essential to patient safety, addressing critical issues in devices that may pose health risks.  Here are some of the latest recalls reported to the FDA:  1. Baxter recalls mobile lift component over fall hazard  Baxter Healthcare…

Vizient, a healthcare performance improvement company, has expanded its Reserve Program to include IV fluids through a partnership with Baxter, aiming to strengthen supply chain preparedness.  The partnership provides participating healthcare organizations with on-demand manufacturer inventory of IV fluids warehoused…

Medline has issued a correction for multiple craniotomy kits after reports of the devices disassembling during use.  The recall affects several lot numbers of kits that include 14mm Codman disposable perforators, which are used during neurological procedures to drill into…

AstraZeneca is investing $50 billion in U.S. manufacturing and research by 2030, with a focus on producing drug substances for chronic disease treatments.  The main element of the investment is a proposed multibillion-dollar factory in Virginia, which will be the…

Chico, Calif.-based Enloe Health has signed a multi-year agreement naming Medline its primary vendor for medical-surgical supplies.  Under the partnership, Medline will supply the health system with medical-surgical products and provide logistics and analytics support aimed at improving supply chain…

Dexcom is recalling 19 models of its continuous glucose monitoring receivers due to a speaker malfunction that could prevent alerts for dangerous blood sugar levels.  The affected devices are models Dexcom G6, G7, ONE and ONE+ receivers, according to a…

Portland-based Oregon Health and Science University is undergoing major transformation in its supply chain strategy, with a renewed focus on cost savings, automation and resiliency.  Mike McCaffrey, vice president and chief supply chain officer at OHSU, spoke to Becker’s about…

Sandoz has issued a nationwide recall of two lots of cefazolin for injection due to a labeling error. The mislabeled vials were sent to wholesalers for nationwide distribution.  The error was found after a complaint showed that the cefazolin vials…