Although expense management is always something leaders consider when managing ASCs, in recent years cutting costs has become even more important to grapple with ongoing supply disruptions, increasing costs of supplies and labor and decreasing reimburs…
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.
The Surgery Center of Fort Wayne (Ind.) has tapped medical supplier Medline as its prime vendor as part of a new, multiyear partnership.
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.
Ongoing economic struggles have forced ASCs to update their strategy — or in some cases, face potential closure.
The American Hospital Association named three areas where supply chain leaders at hospitals and health systems should set anchor: people, processes and technology.
Hospital surgery and anesthesia departments are facing the worst supply strains among clinical service lines, according to a recent American Hospital Association report.
Geopolitical events have had major impacts on the U.S. medical supply chain in 2023 and promise to continue doing so in 2024, according to a Jan. 23 blog post from major supplier Premier.
After securing a win, Tom Lubotsky, supply chain vice president of Minneapolis-based Allina Health, is looking at the auto and retail industries to inspire new metrics.
