Category: Supply Chain

Robert Ford, CEO of Abbott, apologized for the role the company played in a nationwide shortage of baby formula in a May 21 op-ed for The Washington Post. 

The GE Healthcare contrast dye shortage resulting from the COVID-19 lockdowns in China has experts concerned about supplies in the coming weeks, Bloomberg reported May 19.

The U.S. could run out of several key COVID-19 medications this summer if more emergency funding is not secured to replenish supplies, Bloomberg reported May 17. 

The hospitalization of two young children in Tennessee has magnified concerns over a national shortage of baby formula, The New York Times reported May 17.

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

A third round of free at-home COVID-19 tests from the U.S. government are now available, NBC News reported May 17. 

A national shortage of contrast media is hindering hospital and health systems’ ability to care for patients and what’s available should be distributed based on need, the American Hospital Association said in a May 16 letter to GE Healthcare.

A shortage of a key ingredient used for imaging services is forcing physicians to ration medical scans for only the most crucial cases, a challenge that will likely continue for the next six to eight weeks until supplies are replenished, The Washington…