Supply Chain

The FDA classified about 1,460 Hamilton Medical ventilators in a Class I recall, part of a voluntary correction, because electrolyte fluid might leak onto the device's control board. 

Medline penned a deal to be the primary supplier of lab equipment for St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, which is based in Savannah, Ga.

Cardinal Health, one of the largest medical device distributors in the U.S., plans to cut some operations and lay off 24 workers in Nebraska, according to WARN notices. 

Savannah, Ga.-based St. Joseph's/Candler Health System has tapped Medline as its primary laboratory supplier. 

The FDA sent a warning letter to Abiomed, Johnson & Johnson's heart device company, for marketing the Impella Connect app without premarket approval. 

Cardinal Health is recalling more than 3.9 million units of syringes because of a compatibility issue. 

Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System is latching onto Medline after working with another medical supplier for the past five years. 

Nearly two-thirds of healthcare organizations suffered an attack on their supply chain over the last 12 months, according to a report from the Ponemon Institute and cybersecurity firm Proofpoint. 

Fresenius Medical Care is recalling more than 374,000 syringes distributed across the U.S.

In a Class I recall, the most serious type, a New Jersey drugmaker is removing 17,376 drug cartons from the market because of a cross-contamination risk.