Category: Supply Chain

Nova Biomedical issued an urgent software correction for its StatStrip Glucose and Glucose/Ketone Hospital Meter Systems after it found a defect that could transmit incorrect glucose and ketone results to hospital data management systems.

Baxter International’s CEO, president and chair, José “Joe” Almeida, abruptly retired from the medtech company Feb. 3 after nine years at the helm. 

President Donald Trump is set to impose tariffs on certain goods from Mexico, Canada and China beginning Feb. 1, White House Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Jan. 31.

A group of senators has reintroduced legislation aimed at strengthening American supply chains. 

Baxter has restarted all 10 manufacturing lines at its North Cove, N.C., facility, which was heavily damaged by flooding from Hurricane Helene. 

Private equity firm Bridgefield Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Royal Philips’ emergency care business. 

Tulsa, Okla.-based Saint Francis Health System saved more than $5.6 million in one year by optimizing its supply chain operations in partnership with healthcare supply improvement company Premier. 

Premier has called on CMS to enhance Medicare Advantage and Part D policies for 2026, emphasizing policies to protect access to care, particularly in rural areas. 

Healthcare supply chain costs are expected to rise 2.3% from July 2025 to June 2026, according to a Jan. 28 Vizient’s “Winter 2025 Spend Management Outlook.”