Supply Chain

Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health has turned the recent national IV fluid shortage into an opportunity to reduce its reliance on these products, cutting usage by about half of preshortage levels, according to an Jan. 31 ASHP report. 

Nova Biomedical issued an urgent software correction for its StatStrip Glucose and Glucose/Ketone Hospital Meter Systems after it found a defect that could transmit incorrect glucose and ketone results to hospital data management systems.

Baxter International's CEO, president and chair, José "Joe" Almeida, abruptly retired from the medtech company Feb. 3 after nine years at the helm. 

President Donald Trump is set to impose tariffs on certain goods from Mexico, Canada and China beginning Feb. 1, White House Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Jan. 31.

A group of senators has reintroduced legislation aimed at strengthening American supply chains. 

Baxter has restarted all 10 manufacturing lines at its Marion, N.C., facility, which was heavily damaged by flooding from Hurricane Helene. 

Private equity firm Bridgefield Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Royal Philips' emergency care business. 

Tulsa, Okla.-based Saint Francis Health System saved more than $5.6 million in one year by optimizing its supply chain operations in partnership with healthcare supply improvement company Premier. 

Healthcare supply chain costs are expected to rise 2.3% from July 2025 to June 2026, according to a Jan. 28 Vizient's "Winter 2025 Spend Management Outlook." 

Inclement weather across many parts of the U.S. has taken a toll on the nation's blood supply this month.