Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
A Medline distribution facility in Tracy, Calif., was destroyed June 11 in a fire that prompted evacuations of neighboring warehouses and a local state of emergency, NBC affiliate KNTV reported. The blaze engulfed the approximately 1 million-square-foot facility after firefighters…
Health system supply chain executives across the country are finding savings through strategic sourcing overhauls, vendor consolidation, purchased services discipline and data-driven utilization management — with several reporting seven-figure results. For many systems, the biggest gains came from reducing the…
Device recalls aren’t slowing down — and the FDA has acknowledged it doesn’t have the capacity to manage the current volume. For supply chain leaders already absorbing cost pressure, tariff uncertainty and a tight labor market, the practical question isn’t…
Boston Scientific plans to invest approximately $138 million in a new medical device distribution facility in Plainfield, Ind., creating up to 300 jobs. The devicemaker expects to construct and equip a 500,000-square-foot facility at the Plainfield Innovation Park to support…
Memorial Hospital Biloxi in Biloxi, Miss., has expanded its partnership with Medline through a renewed distribution agreement that adds laboratory services support. Under the expanded arrangement, Memorial Hospital Biloxi will gain access to Medline’s laboratory product portfolio and distribution services,…
Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s has promoted Ben Wingfield to vice president of supply chain and operational services, according to a June 3 LinkedIn post. Mr. Wingfield most recently served as director of supply chain operations, a role he held from…
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System will deploy Clarium’s computer vision-enabled supply capture and preference card optimization technology across eight hospitals and ASCs. The partnership is designed to modernize surgical supply management, improve data accuracy at the point of…
An implanted radiation device has improved tumor control and overall survival compared with standard radiation therapy in patients with newly diagnosed operable brain metastases, according to phase 3 clinical trial data presented May 30 at the American Society of Clinical…
Glasgow, Ky.-based T.J. Regional Health has expanded its supply agreement with Medline, adding the company as its laboratory prime vendor. The agreement gives T.J. Regional Health access to Medline’s laboratory product portfolio in addition to its existing medical-surgical supplies contract,…
As supply chain disruptions continue to challenge hospitals, many health systems have focused on building larger inventories and expanding warehouse capacity to protect themselves from shortages. But Mike Hopkins, vice president of supply chain at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine, sees resilience…