Category: Supply Chain

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. 

PeaceHealth picks Medline for physician, post-acute vendor

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has picked Medline for both its physician office and post-acute care vendor agreements.

5 evolution metrics for hospital supply chains: Gartner

The healthcare supply chain industry has evolved over the last 15 years in five significant ways, Eric O’Daffer, a Gartner research vice president, wrote in a Dec. 4 piece in Supply Chain Management Review. 

Millions of syringe products in chaos as FDA probes China-made devices

At least 60 million syringes and infusion pumps are in turmoil as the FDA investigates China-made plastic syringes that changed dimensions.