Category: Supply Chain

After the COVID-19 pandemic hindered personal protective equipment supply, Inova developed an isolation gown that can be washed and reused up to 100 times and slashes 213 tons of annual waste.

As CDC-reported cases of monkeypox rack up to 49 across 16 states and Washington, D.C., the U.S. ordered 500,000 more monkeypox vaccines from Bavarian Nordic. 

Here are 10 health systems that have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week: 

Medical supply company Cardinal Health anticipates its 208,144-square-foot distribution center in Grove City, Ohio, will be fully operational by November. 

Here are eight drug and device recalls that have been reported to the FDA since May 1:

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. 

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. 

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.

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.