Medline’s 710,000-square-foot distribution center in Salt Lake City is now fully operational, the healthcare supply company said Sept. 26.
Category: Supply Chain
COVID vaccine roll-out bumps into supply issues
After a big push from the CDC encouraging everyone older than 12 to get the updated COVID-19 shot this fall, some pharmacies are having difficulties getting the vaccine, NPR reported Sept. 27.
7 in 10 hospitals embracing cloud-based supply tech
Less than half of hospitals are using cloud technology for supply chain management, but by 2026, that figure is expected to increase to nearly 70 percent, according to a GHX survey.
$10.3M medical supply facility coming to Tennessee
DePre, a medical supply company that DeRoyal, Premier and S2S Global formed in 2021, plans to invest $10.3 million in an isolation gown manufacturing facility in Powell, Tenn.
18K saline vials recalled after they were accidentally sent
Medline Industries is recalling 18,000 units of saline solution because they didn’t meet sterility standards but were “inadvertently shipped to customers,” according to an FDA database.
Abbott issues warning for 155K pain relief devices
Abbott has received reports of 73 injuries concerning its Abbott Proclaim and Infinity neurostimulation systems, which deliver low-intensity electrical impulses and are used for chronic pain, the FDA said Sept. 13.
Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals select 5 diverse suppliers for accelerator project
Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland-based University Hospitals have selected five, local medical and supply chain companies with diverse ownership to take part in the health systems’ second annual supplier accelerator program, according to a Sept. 12 news r…
Kaiser Permanente to pay $49M for illegal disposal of medical supplies, hazardous waste
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente health system has been ordered to pay the state $49 million to settle allegations of illegally dumping hazardous waste, medical supplies and patient information, according to a Sept. 9 report from CBS’ Sacramento…
13K ventilator parts pulled in Class I recall
Madison, Wis.-based Mallinckrodt Manufacturing recalled about 13,600 one-way valves made for ventilators, according to FDA data.
Know who's across the table, says Florida system supply leader
It’s rare for a hospital or health system to constantly win the ECRI Institute’s supply excellence award — between 2022 and 2023, only four systems made both lists. Jackson Health System in Miami has won thrice since 2020.
