Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
The FDA has published a list of 55 hand sanitizers that may contain methanol, a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin, and said it is aware of people who have died from methanol poisoning after using…
COVID-19 testing in the United States is still riddled with supply chain problems. In many cities experiencing a surge of the virus, people are being turned away before completing a test and waiting five or more days for their results…
Hospitals across New Jersey — one of the states hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic — are taking unprecedented measures to revamp their supply chains in preparation for a potential second wave of the virus, the New Jersey Herald reported.
Former Vice President and current 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden released a plan July 7 outlining steps he says he will take if elected to "rebuild" U.S. supply chains and ensure the country doesn't face the kind of supply shortages…
HHS has begun opening surge COVID-19 testing sites in three of the hardest hit cities in the U.S.
Supply chain risks pertaining to the acquisition and management of supplies and devices was the second-highest concern among 138 hospital leaders surveyed by the consulting firm Sage Growth Partners in April.
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One of the largest nurses unions in the U.S. warned July 7 that spikes in COVID-19 cases across the country are causing shortages of personal protective equipment similar to what was seen in the early days of the pandemic, The…
The FDA has granted emergency use approval to three diagnostic tests that can simultaneously test patients for COVID-19 and the flu.
Quest Diagnostics said July 6 that increased demand for COVID-19 diagnostic testing in the South, Southwest and West has exceeded its capacity and, as a result, has increased its labs' average turnaround time to deliver test results to patients.