Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
The American Hospital Association has launched a national initiative to secure millions of masks for the healthcare workers at the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
A medical devicemaker was given $13.8 million in tax dollars from HHS last September to design and make cheap, portable ventilators to be stockpiled for emergencies. But none of the ventilators are in the U.S. stockpile, and the company has…
President Donald Trump doubled down on his claims that hospitals are hoarding personal protective equipment during a March 30 news briefing.
California-based Stanford Health Care along with group purchasing organization Premier and Resilinc, a supply chain risk management software company, have created a cloud platform that will allow hospitals to identify, locate and exchange critical medical supplies.
A senior Veterans Affairs official warned of looming personal protective equipment shortages in late February as American clinicians first started to treat COVID-19 patients, according to internal emails reviewed by Kaiser Health News.
President Donald Trump said healthcare workers are hoarding ventilators and other hospital supplies during a March 29 meeting with supply chain distributors.
President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act March 27, directing General Motors to make ventilators.
Hospitals in the Detroit area are declining donations of handmade masks from the public, but at least one says it may need them in the future, WXYZ, a local ABC affiliate reported.
Medical devicemakers are asking the Trump administration for guidance on which states to prioritize sending ventilators to, as they are in severe shortage across the country, NPR reported.
Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week: