Supply Chain

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…

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. 

As the 2020-21 flu season quickly approaches, concerns about concurrent circulation of influenza and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has led to increased focus on flu season supply needs.

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.