Supply Chain

Orlando-based Florida Hospital announced it has broken ground on its new campus in Winter Garden, Fla.

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System has opened a 44,000 sqaure-foot physician office building, the first component of its $225 million St. Joseph's-South complex in Riverview, Fla., according to a Tampa Bay Times report.  

California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles has completed a $9 million renovation project at its J. Thomas McCarthy Emergency Services Center and Leavey Trauma Center, according to a Los Angeles Downtown News report.

Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium, Mich., announced that it is constructing a $5.4 million healthcare clinic in Houghton, Mich.

White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital has opened the first of five new operating rooms at its main campus, according to a report from White Plains Patch.

According to a TeleTracking blog post, hospitals should consider installing an automated equipment management system to ensure that medical equipment and mobile devices are not under utilized or unavailable.

Joining a group purchasing organization can save healthcare organizations, especially community-based and non-profit hospitals, millions of dollars each year, according to a recent Community Hospital Corp. whitepaper.

Colorado Hospital Association Shared Services, which is representative of 95 Colorado health systems and hospitals, has made an agreement with the hospital supply chain improvement company Provista.

Community Hospital in McCook, Neb., was able to save approximately $532,000 in fiscal year 2012 ended June 30 in supply spend and other areas by using a custom package of services put together by Community Hospital Corp., according to a…

Amerinet announced it signed a multi-year agreement with Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica to extend the partnership between the two organizations.