Supply Chain

As hospitals and health systems confront the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, many are looking to supply chain leaders as strategic advisers in delivering value for their patients and bottom lines. 

Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., introduced the Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act May 19, a bill that aims to strengthen the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile and boost domestic manufacturing of critical medical supplies. 

When you distribute products just in time (JIT) based on the most logical (low) unit-of-measure possible, you can take a proactive approach to reducing costs and waste caused by expiring products.

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

UPS Healthcare and Stericycle have partnered to help hospitals and health systems manage their medical waste, the companies said May 19. 

The FDA issued a warning May 20 for healthcare providers to stop using certain types of needles and syringes made by Guangdong Haiou Medical Apparatus after finding quality issues with them. 

The American Hospital Association laid out five steps Congress should take to stabilize the U.S. medical supply chain during a May 19 Senate hearing:

Mayo Clinic and Thermo Fisher Scientific launched a joint venture May 19 to create diagnostic tests to manage a variety of conditions, the Post Bulletin reported. 

The CEO of a New Jersey safety-net hospital told U.S. senators May 19 about his facility's struggles to obtain medical supplies and medications during the initial COVID-19 response in 2020, and said even now he does not believe the U.S.…

Five years ago, UChicago Medicine decided to expand its ambulatory facilities to support consistent system growth. In the years since, the health system has expanded its ambulatory network from three locations to more than 45 sites of care. To do…