Parkview Health, a 10-hospital system based in Fort Wayne, Ind., won the Top Supply Chain Projects Award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive for synchronizing its pharmacy and supply chain processes.
Category: Supply Chain
Women making strides in supply chain leadership
More than a quarter (26 percent) of C-suite and executive-level supply chain roles are now held by women, up from just 19 percent a year ago, according to a July 5 report from the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, based on a 2023 Gartner s…
Medline's top 3 executives to step down
Medline’s CEO, COO and president will leave their roles and join the board of directors in October, the medical supply company said June 28.
18 injuries spur recall of 260K catheters with leaking, breaking risk
Teleflex, a global medical supplier with its U.S. operations based in Morrisville, N.C., recalled more than a quarter of a million catheter systems after 83 complaints, 18 injuries and zero deaths were reported.
Vontobel Holdings increases position in Cardinal Health by nearly 100%: What ASCs should know
Private investment group Vontobel Holdings has increased its position in health services company Cardinal Health by 98.1 percent since the start of the year, now owning 96,042 shares in the company, according to a June 25 report from Best Stocks based …
Missouri calls off auction of leftover hospital supplies
A Missouri agency planned to auction off personal protective equipment it bought with federal funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the event was abruptly canceled after the agency learned it could not resell the items, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch re…
AHA: What hospital supply leaders need from their employers
Hospitals and health systems need to invest in advancing their supply leaders’ professional development, the American Hospital Association said June 22.
McKesson to close New York plant, lay off 26 in November
McKesson Medical-Surgical plans to close a Rochester, N.Y.-based plant and lay off 26 of the 38 employees who work there by Nov. 3, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification.
BD to sell surgical devices business, 3 manufacturing facilities
Becton Dickinson plans to sell its surgical devices business and three manufacturing plants as part of a divestment planned for the end of 2023.
Becton, Dickinson to sell surgical instrument unit to Steris in $540M deal
Medical technology company Becton, Dickinson and Co. plans to sell its surgical instrumentation platform to Steris, a medical device company, for $540 million.
