Supply Chain
New research from Advisory Board, conducted in partnership with Staples Business, reveals how 102 health system supply chain and executive…
Jeffrey Flaks, CEO of Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, told GBH News, a Boston NPR station, May 19 that he is committed to sourcing more domestic personal protective equipment, and that he would like to see a more robust national stockpile of…
Drone companies are preparing to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to help vaccinate people living in remote areas who struggle to get access to a shot, The Washington Post reported May 19.
Abbott is recalling nearly 62,000 pacemakers after finding they have the potential to short circuit.
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted healthcare providers in many significant ways.
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Tennessee hospitals are still dealing with supply and staffing shortages, despite COVID-19 cases dropping across the state, WZTV, a Nashville-based Fox affiliate, reported May 13.
Creating a "COVID-19 Cart" is among the ways UPMC responded to the global supply shortages experienced during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh-based health system revealed in a May 14 blog post.
A group representing 26 U.S. mask manufacturers sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week urging him to create policies to boost domestic manufacturing of personal protective equipment.
Ten health systems have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
A Florida judge ruled May 12 that AdventHealth can collect $1.5 million after an asset management firm defaulted on a settlement agreement over a failed deal for personal protective agreement, according to Law360.
Northwell Health in New Hyde Park, N.Y., is supplying India with 1 million KN95 masks, 35 ventilators and 1,000 oxygen concentrators as the country faces a severe spike in COVID-19 cases.