Supply Chain
New research from Advisory Board, conducted in partnership with Staples Business, reveals how 102 health system supply chain and executive…
Siemens Healthineers debuted the Accela radiotherapy system Sept. 27 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s annual meeting in Boston. The system — which is pending FDA clearance — can deliver stereotactic body radiation therapy to multiple sites in about…
Vizient, HealthTrust and Premier now serve more than 80% of U.S. hospitals, up from 62% a decade ago. Hospital supply chain leaders want the three group purchasing organizations to put their market power to better use, from pricing and transparency…
DHL Supply Chain has launched a logistics solution designed to centralize inventory and medical support activities for U.S. health systems and connect supplies to points of care. The offering uses consolidated service centers to store, prepare, manage and distribute drugs,…
UC San Diego Health has become the first in the country to offer radiation therapy for the treatment of skin cancer through a wearable device. The device — called CivaDerm — operates like a bandage and delivers a prescribed radiation…
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has named Maureen Erbe system vice president of supply chain after more than three years leading supply chain operations for Kaiser Permanente’s Southern California and Hawaii markets, according to a Sept. 19 LinkedIn post. Ms. Erbe served…
Jason Moulding has joined Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth as vice president of supply chain management after 10 years at Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System. Mr. Moulding serves as UCHealth’s enterprise supply chain leader, according to a Sept. 22 LinkedIn post. He…
The FDA has flagged six medical device recalls and corrections confirmed over the past two weeks, affecting convenience kits, ventilators, sodium chloride flushes, nitric oxide delivery systems, esophageal monitoring capsules and epidural kits. Here are six recalls to know:
Aurora-based UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital is improving its critical infrastructure protections after someone intentionally disrupted its oxygen supply, CPR News reported Sept 21. The incident took place Sept. 3 when someone gained access to the hospital’s outside oxygen storage…
HHS is establishing a departmentwide forecast of its personal protective equipment demand, which the department said is the first official, recurring process to identify, consolidate and publish anticipated agency purchases of PPE covered by the Make PPE in America Act. …
Medical device makers have faced several cyberattacks in 2026, disrupting manufacturing, shipping and order processing for hospitals nationwide. Here’s where four significant incidents stand now.