Supply Chain

Stryker has recalled a device intended to treat blood clots during a stroke after finding a risk it may break during use. The devicemaker said it has received reports of one death and 11 injuries related to this issue. 

A suburban Chicago businessman has been charged for allegedly swindling more than $2.6 million from hospitals who paid him to supply them with personal protective equipment, the U.S. Justice Department said Nov. 10. 

Millions of COVID-19 diagnostic tests are going unused despite the U.S. conducting more tests daily than at any other point in the pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

A surge in demand for COVID-19 testing has drained supplies needed for other types of testing, such as for strep throat, fungal infections and sexually transmitted diseases, and some labs have had to ration testing, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

The FDA has authorized a new type of antibody test that detects antibodies that have been shown to decrease the viral infection of COVID-19. 

University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics has asked its board of regents to rent a warehouse for $1.35 million to store personal protective equipment, according to The Gazette. 

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Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare is set to become a member of healthcare services company Vizient's group purchasing organization under a deal in which Vizient would acquire Intermountain's GPO, the companies said Nov. 5. 

Two-thirds of Michigan health systems are reporting less than a three-week supply of one or more types of personal protective equipment as COVID-19 cases surge, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

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