Supply Chain

After a busy Independence Day week, the American Red Cross issued an emergency call for blood donors. 

Amazon's entry into the healthcare supply chain — namely its push to distribute medical supplies and equipment  — has lost momentum, according to Bloomberg, which cited a survey conducted by investment banking company UBS Group.

James Stephen Mills, the co-founder and former CEO of Medline Industries, died July 1 at age 82. 

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

Premier subsidiary ProvideGx is now supplying cysteine hydrochloride injection, an intravenous nutrition drug for pediatric and adult patients that has been in short supply since 2015. 

A labor union representing nurses at Hahnemann University Hospital, which will be shuttered in September, warned June 29 that the hospital lacks basic supplies to properly treat patients. 

Below are five of the top supply chain stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in June, beginning with the most popular:

This modern era of technology, which consists of increased, virtual communication among machines, is paving the way to completely transform healthcare as we know it.

Medtronic is recalling certain MiniMed insulin pumps due to cybersecurity concerns, the FDA  warned patients and healthcare providers June 27.

Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings seeking supply chain leaders and experts in the last week: