Supply Chain

DHL Supply Chain has started building a 970,000-square-foot warehouse facility in Lebanon, Pa., that is estimated to create 200 jobs, Fox 43 reported Aug. 12. 

Florida hospitals are treating the highest number of COVID-19 patients since the pandemic began, straining the supply of medical oxygen, the Orlando Sentinel reported Aug. 13. 

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

The American College of Surgeons stressed the important role surgeons play in patient blood management in guidance released Aug. 11 for conserving blood supplies during the current national blood shortage. 

A $197 million stockpile of personal protective equipment was the main cause of a 40 percent drop in Cardinal Health's operating earnings in the most recent quarter, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Scientists have found another potential carcinogen in several brands of sunscreen products and are petitioning the FDA to have them removed from the market, Bloomberg reported Aug. 9. 

Florida has requested 300 ventilators from the federal government in response to a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, according to an HHS planning document obtained by ABC News. 

In response to both changing healthcare policies and the COVID-19 pandemic, patients are being pushed to lower-cost settings, most common of which is the ambulatory surgery center (ASC).

Data management issues hurt the Federal Emergency Management Agency's handling of distribution of personal protective equipment during the early days of the pandemic, according to a report obtained by NBC News. 

Atrium Health said Aug. 5 it has partnered with SodexoMAGIC, founded by NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson, to diversify its suppliers.