Hospital pharmacies struggled in the first half of 2023 with the highest number of ongoing drug shortages in 10 years, and other hospital departments faced similar headwinds.
Category: Supply Chain
Alliana to source supplies from diverse companies
Minneapolis-based Allina Health partnered with Vizient’s Community Contracting Program to support diverse suppliers and small businesses in its community.
Hospital mask costs remain steady as demand rises
As hospitals in New York, California and a few other states reinstate mask mandates amid a COVID-19 uptick, hospital supply leaders told Becker’s mask costs aren’t rising.
Medical supply sterilizer to close in Tennessee
Sterilization Services plans to close its flagship site in Memphis, Tenn., which sterilizes medical equipment, by April 30, 2024, according to the Southern Environmental Law Center.
Medline adapts to accommodate increase in orders from ASCs
Medical supply giant Medline recently announced the addition of a $75 million distribution center in St. Peters, Mo., to keep up with a growing demand from healthcare institutions, including ASCs, according to a Sept. 1 report from the St. Louis Post-D…
Medline opens $75M distribution site
Medline opened its new $75 million, 800,000-square-foot distribution center in St. Peters, Mo., on Aug. 30.
15 medication shortages ASCs should monitor
Fifteen drugs have been listed as in shortage since the beginning of August, according to data from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
20K ventilators recalled for abrupt shutdowns
Switzerland-based Hamilton Medical recalled 21,429 ventilators distributed in the U.S. because they might power off unexpectedly, the FDA said Aug. 30.
Former Lifespan CFO joins supply company
David Kirshner, former CFO and executive vice president of Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan, recently became the managing partner of LogicSource’s healthcare division.
Pests at Texas facility spur medical device, drug recalls
Inmar Supply Chain Solutions issued a voluntary recall Aug. 23 of over-the-counter medical device and drug products stored at a Texas facility that experienced a pest control issue through May and June.
