Domestic suppliers of N95 and surgical masks are crumbling as hospitals return to buying cheaper products abroad, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 4.
Supply Chain
In late 2023, Gartner ranked the top 25 health system supply chains. One California system jumped nine spots, from No. 25 to No. 16, in one year.
The FDA has received more than 500 reports of death tied to Philips' recalled sleep apnea devices since 2021, according to a Jan. 31 agency update.
Duluth, Minn.-based St. Luke's signed a five-year contract with Medline Jan. 31.
Novo Nordisk has started increasing supplies of lower doses of Wegovy, a weight loss drug, which the drug maker says will enable more new patients to start taking the medication.
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Philips will stop selling sleep apnea devices in the U.S. under a consent decree agreement with the FDA.
Lake Regional Health System appointed Robert Ambrose, the current director of dining services, as its supply chain director.
Hospital supply chain leaders are concerned that the nation's sale of its helium stockpile could worsen an existing supply shortage, NBC News reported Jan. 25.
Careismatic, a medical scrubs maker and distributor in California, filed for bankruptcy Jan. 23 as it logs $833 million in debt, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The American Hospital Association named three areas where supply chain leaders at hospitals and health systems should set anchor: people, processes and technology.