Supply Chain

Group purchasing organization HealthTrust Performance Group has appointed two executives. 

Jeff Shuren, MD, the FDA's director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, is retiring, according to internal documents shared with Becker's.

After discovering a quality issue with some plastic syringes manufactured in China, the FDA has issued six import alerts to four companies. 

Owens & Minor, a healthcare supply chain, distribution and logistics company, will acquire Rotech Healthcare Handlings for $1.36 billion in cash. 

Medline has been named to Forbes' list of the Best Employers for Women for a third consecutive year, it announced July 23.

Medline Industries is weighing an initial public offering valued up to $50 billion, Bloomberg reported July 23. 

This summer, Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health will deploy the world's first wireless, wearable Doppler ultrasound device, according to a July 23 news release. 

Japanese medical device manufacturer Nipro Medical Corp. is set to open its first North American plant in Greenville, N.C.

Group purchasing organizations aren't just group purchasing organizations anymore. 

The University of Maryland Medical System, which delivers 25% of all hospital care in the state, is fortifying its supply chain enterprise with a 400,000-square-foot logistics operation center.