Category: Supply Chain

States trash PPE stockpiles worth tens of millions: AP

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, states scrambled to secure masks, medical gowns and other personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. Much of those items have sat in stockpiles and with product expiration dates approaching, states are…

Olympus scopes might combust

Olympus, a Japan-based medical devicemaker, is warning customers of more than 17,000 airway products that might burn patients or catch fire, the FDA said Dec. 19. 

Drugmakers to make 230K more RSV shot doses available in January

At the urging of White House officials, manufacturers have confirmed they will make an additional 230,000 doses of respiratory syncytial virus immunizations available for infants in January, alleviating a nationwide shortage. 

Chicago hospital diverts 6 tons of IV bag waste in scalable program

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has recycled more than 12,000 pounds of IV bags waste that would otherwise be sent to landfills.

The 4 things 1 ASC is struggling to keep in stock

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, practices have faced a myriad of supply challenges, from rising costs to persistent shortages. 

Top 25 healthcare supply chains: Gartner

On Gartner’s 15th annual ranking of the nation’s best health system supply chains, Cleveland Clinic secured the No. 1 spot for the third consecutive year. 

Medline's top 5 stories of 2023

Medline, the Northfield, Ill.-based major medical supplier, made several headlines this year for key developments ranging from newly inked deals to challenges due to fire damage at a manufacturing plant. 

Getinge recalls ECMO machines due to emergency drive issue

Medical device maker Getinge is recalling 41 of its Cardiohelp Emergency Drive life support machines due to the risk of the device’s emergency drive becoming stuck when clinicians attempt to activate the function. The FDA has classified it as a Class 1…

Medtronic scraps $738M deal for insulin pump maker

Medtronic has canceled a $738 million deal to acquire the wearable insulin pump maker EOFlow Co., according to a Dec. 6 Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Find your Sharpie: How hospitals prepare for crises

In 2017, Las Vegas hospitals treated victims from a mass shooting that killed 60 people and injured more than 400. In the aftermath, emergency response crews needed more of one crucial item: a Sharpie.