Supply Chain
New research from Advisory Board, conducted in partnership with Staples Business, reveals how 102 health system supply chain and executive…
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.
Ville Platte, La.-based Mercy Regional Medical Center has signed a prime vendor agreement with Medline for medical-surgical products and distribution services. Medline will supply commodity items, urology products and distribution services to support the health system’s ordering and delivery of…
Three group purchasing organizations served as the primary GPOs for more than 80% of U.S. hospitals in 2024, according to a study published Sept. 11 in JAMA Health Forum. Here are five things to know:
The federal government has invested $15.97 million in a project designed to establish a fully domestic pharmaceutical supply chain in Virginia. The investment from the U.S. Economic Development Administration will support the Alliance for Building Better Medicine’s End-to-End Commercialization Project.…
Healthcare supply chain leaders have spent years investing in visibility tools, supplier relationships and inventory strategies to prepare for disruptions. But when a shortage or other unexpected event hits, leaders said the ability to respond depends on something broader: knowing…
HeartSine Technologies recalled 11,912 HeartSine samaritan PAD automated external defibrillators because an intermittent fault can render the devices inoperable. The Class II recall covers HeartSine SAM 350P, SAM 360P and SAM 450P models, according to an FDA notice posted Sept.…
The FDA has flagged 13 medical device recalls, corrections and early alerts over the past two weeks, affecting spinal cord stimulators, patient monitoring systems, convenience kits, catheters, breathing circuits, ventilators and heart pumps. Here are the 13 to know, split…