The FDA greenlit SafeSource Direct’s new nitrile exam gloves that are designed to weigh less “to offer a cost-effective solution” for “low-risk, high-volume environments,” the company said March 21.
Category: Supply Chain
Hospital supplies disrupted by COVID-19 will soon replenish, FDA says
The FDA revised its list of medical device shortages spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16 to update more than a dozen products returning to normal supply levels in 2023.
FDA issues third warning letter to Olympus Medical over faulty endoscopes
The FDA issued a third warning letter to Olympus Medical, which manufactures endoscopes, following an inspection and 160 complaints of faulty equipment.
Top 50 health system, hospital supply chains
The Global Healthcare Exchange revealed March 14 its list of the top 50 supply chains among hospitals and health systems.
FDA trims umbrella EUA for surgical masks used in healthcare
The FDA narrowed its umbrella emergency use authorization for disposable, single-use surgical masks used in healthcare on March 6 after more than two years of the EUA prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medline tapped as exclusive medical supplier for Mass General Brigham ASCs
Medline has been tapped as the exclusive provider of medical and surgical supplies for Boston-based Mass General Brigham’s healthcare network, including for its ASCs.
Mass General Brigham switches supply vendors
Boston-based Mass General Brigham tapped Medline on Feb. 27 as its strategic medical supply vendor.
10 months later, GE's contrast dye nears normal supply levels
GE Healthcare said Feb. 23 it expects its contrast media products, which are used in CT scans and fell into shortage in May 2022, will return to normal supply levels in the next few weeks.
FDA warns of infant incubators with possible airborne chemical risk
Neonatal incubators may be exposing people to “volatile chemicals,” the FDA warned healthcare workers Feb. 23.
Pennsylvania system taps yearslong lab supplier
West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health is looking to strengthen its laboratory supply chain with a new partnership with Quest Diagnostics, the two companies said Feb. 16.
