Supply Chain

As discussed at The Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) 21+ virtual conference on September 14-16th, the current state of the health care industry’s supply chain has shown the importance of increasing your supply chain’s resiliency.

McKesson said Nov. 4 it has opened a 174,000-square-foot pharmaceutical distribution center in Holt, Mich. 

Hospital supply chains aren't immune to the labor shortages that have forced health systems to delay surgeries and close facilities. Several industry executives told Becker's they've had to up their incentives in the face of outside competition to retain and…

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

More hospitals are asking their communities to donate gently used crutches as a global aluminum shortage has stretched their supplies thin. 

Getinge is recalling 137 battery packs for its intra-aortic balloon pump after discovering some of the battery packs don't work properly and could cause the device to stop working. 

The FDA said Oct. 29 it is investigating certain medical gloves imported to the U.S. and is advising healthcare facilities not to purchase or use imported gloves from companies it has placed on import alert. 

Today the healthcare industry is facing many challenges with product availability, allocations and supply constraints.

Mick Farrell, CEO of ResMed, is urging semiconductor manufacturers to prioritize sending supplies to medical devicemakers amid global shortages, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Oct. 28. 

General Electric reported a decline in sales for its healthcare business as supply shortages made the company unable to fill all of its orders for medical equipment, The Wall Street Journal reported.