Supply Chain

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health has started delivering automated external defibrillators by drone during real 911 calls as part of a clinical study. When Clemmons, N.C., gets a call for cardiac arrest, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office immediately dispatches a drone…

NYC Health + Hospitals has completed a $30.5 million upgrade to replace more than 2,000 hospital beds across its facilities. The investment brings smart bed technology designed to address two persistent patient safety challenges: pressure injuries and falls. All medical-surgical…

As 2026 approaches, healthcare tariffs are pushing costs higher, with providers and premiums feeling the squeeze, and little sign of relief in sight.  Here are four notes on where hospital supply costs stand: 1. A Vizient report from July found…

Chicago-based CommonSpirit saw its supplies per adjusted admission increase 3% year over year in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, according to its Nov. 14 financial report. CommonSpirit attributed the growth to higher surgical volume and continued inflationary pressure on…

Several of the nation’s largest health systems named new leaders to oversee supply chain operations this year. Here are six chief supply chain officer appointments and retirements Becker’s has covered in 2025: 

Cincinnati-based UC Health has expanded its prime vendor partnership with Medline to include laboratory products and services. UC Health, which operates more than 60 facilities, will continue its prime vendor agreements with Medline’s medical-surgical and physician office supply lines. The…

Medtronic saw $9 billion in global revenue, a 6.6% year over year increase, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, according to financial results posted Nov. 18. Five things to know: 1. Medtronic’s cardiology segment saw double-digit growth (10.8% year over…

President Donald Trump recently scaled back tariffs on certain food products and reached a new trade deal with Switzerland to lower the country’s levy rate in exchange for U.S. economic investments. Four things to know: 1. President Trump signed an…

As hospitals and health systems face escalating supply costs and supply chain disruptions, they are exploring new strategies to improve organizational resilience and control expenses. Given the inroads that AI is making into all aspects of healthcare, it’s also becoming…

Hospitals may face renewed supply chain pressure heading into 2026, including rising material costs to tariff-driven disruptions. Here are seven developments leaders should watch: 1. Medical supply chain expenses are expected to rise more than previously projected. Vizient’s Summer 2025…