Medline penned a deal to be the primary supplier of lab equipment for St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System, which is based in Savannah, Ga.
Category: Supply Chain
Cardinal Health to reduce operations at Nebraska plant
Cardinal Health, one of the largest medical device distributors in the U.S., plans to cut some operations and lay off 24 workers in Nebraska, according to WARN notices.
Curtis Bay Energy to pay $1.75M for illegal medical waste disposal
Baltimore-based medical waste disposal company Curtis Bay Energy has been fined $1.75 million for improperly incinerating waste, according to an Oct. 17 report from The Washington Post.
Cardinal Health recalls 3.9M syringes
Cardinal Health is recalling more than 3.9 million units of syringes because of a compatibility issue.
Medline extends partnership with New Jersey system
Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System is latching onto Medline after working with another medical supplier for the past five years.
2 in 3 healthcare organizations' supply chains attacked: Report
Nearly two-thirds of healthcare organizations suffered an attack on their supply chain over the last 12 months, according to a report from the Ponemon Institute and cybersecurity firm Proofpoint.
370K syringes pulled in Class I recall
A subsidiary of Fresenius Kabi is recalling more than 374,000 syringes distributed across the U.S.
10 major recalls in 60 days: What ASCs need to know
Since Aug. 17, 10 major device and medication recalls have potentially put patients at risk across ASCs and hospitals nationwide.
Drugmaker pulls 17K antifungal pills in Class I recall
In a Class I recall, the most serious type, a New Jersey drugmaker is removing 17,376 drug cartons from the market because of a cross-contamination risk.
Medical devicemaker recalls 108K drug infusion pumps
Smiths Medical, an entity of ICU Medical, is recalling more than 108,000 syringe pumps because a false alarm may sound.
