The Emergency Care Research Institute honored 11 health systems with the Supply Chain Excellence Award on Aug. 3. None of 2022’s winners were on last year’s list.
Category: Supply Chain
5 recent supply company expansions
As the medical supply chain fights off inflation-driven disruptions and works to build resiliency, here are five recent expansions from supply companies:
New HHS tool helps hospitals estimate supply levels in emergencies
The HHS launched a service July 29 for hospitals to track the availability of medications, personal protective equipment, products used for burn patients and supplies for trauma patients.
US let 28M monkeypox vaccine doses expire
As the nation faces a shortage of Jynneos monkeypox vaccines, about 28 million doses expired in the Strategic National Stockpile, and federal officials repeatedly chose to not refill the supply, The New York Times reported Aug. 1.
9 supply chain updates
Supply chain developments reported by Becker’s since July 26.
Michelle Greene named CIO of Cardinal Health
Michelle Greene was appointed CIO of Cardinal Health on Aug. 1. She joined the medical supply company as senior vice president of enterprise information technology in 2021.
10 drug, device recalls in July
Here are 10 drug and medical device recalls that the FDA reported in July:
Federal officials expect monkeypox vaccine shortage to last months
The Biden administration is dispensing more than a million Jynneos monkeypox vaccines in the coming weeks, but the next shipment isn’t planned until October at the earliest, leaving the U.S. in a waiting room for three months, according to The Washingt…
Nitrile glovemaker receives $58M to expand Texas facilities
Fort Worth, Texas-based Rhino Health, the only manufacturer of nitrile gloves in the United States, received $58 million to expand its facilities in south Fort Worth. The company received the funding from New Markets Tax Credit with capital from five c…
US approves monkeypox vaccine-maker’s factory, increases production
The FDA cleared the way for Bavarian Nordic, the world’s only vaccine-maker with an authorized monkeypox vaccine, to manufacture more supply after authorizing its Denmark facility July 27.
