Category: Supply Chain

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. 

12 hospital departments ranked by supply shortages

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. 

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.