While CT scans have been postponed for weeks or months after a COVID-19-related shutdown interrupted one plant’s contrast dye production, hospitals could decrease their use up to 83 percent, according to research published June 9 in JAMA.
Category: Supply Chain
The next potential supply issue: tampons
Tampon manufacturers and suppliers are running to meet a higher demand, which could be the next supply shortage the healthcare industry faces, according to Time.
Abbott employee raised concerns a year before shutdown
A former Abbott employee submitted an Occupational Safety and Health Administration complaint in February 2021, months before the baby formula-producing plant in Sturgis, Mich., stopped operations, The Wall Street Journal reported June 8.
Medtronic recalls heart medical devices after pump weld defect
Minneapolis-based Medtronic recalled 1,614 pump implants developed for the company’s HeartWare ventricular assist device, which the FDA deemed a class 1 recall, the highest level, June 8.
US shuffles $10B COVID-19 aid from testing to buy more vaccines, treatments
After failing to pass another COVID-19 relief package, the federal government is veering off course and investing $10 billion for vaccines and the antiviral treatment Paxlovid originally marked for tests and personal protective equipment, The New York …
Top 25 supply chain programs in 2022
Technology research firm Gartner ranked 55 supply chain undergraduate programs and graded the top 25 in North America.
Abbott resumes baby formula production & 4 more supply chain updates
Four supply chain updates from the last week that ASC leaders need to know:
PPE manufacturer adds factory, expects to make 4.3B nitrile gloves
With a $150 million check, medical supply company Health Supply US will break ground in Greenville, S.C., with a new Glove One factory.
More baby formula taking flight: 5 shortage updates
President Joe Biden’s Operation Fly Formula tacked on a fifth flight to import baby formula amid the national shortage. The plane from Cologne, Germany, will land on a runway in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 9.
Philips Respironics recalls all V60 ventilators over power issues
Philips Respironics recalled all V60 and V60 Plus Ventilators on June 3 over a power issue that may cause the devices to shut down without an alarm.
