Thousands of Philips Respironics' ventilators are facing issues with inoperative alarms, posing potential risks to patients, the FDA said June 27. 

Vizient and West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas penned a collaborative agreement to improve the health system's spend management and quality performance. 

The Healthcare Industry Resilience Collaborative awarded Medline its diamond-level resiliency badge for distribution, the medical supply company said June 25. 

For Intermountain Health's supply chain strategy, 40,000 more square feet means more than $12 million in annual savings. 

Medical supply distributor Concordance Healthcare Solutions said Rush University System for Health is piloting the healthcare industry's first supply chain cloud-based platform, which connects providers, suppliers and distributors. 

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health saved $75 million in five years by aligning its clinical and supply chain teams, according to Premier. 

SafeSource Direct, Ochsner Health's medical supply company, has earned government approval for its surgical N95 respirators. 

HealthTrust Performance Group, a group purchasing organization that serves about 1,800 hospitals and health systems, has tapped Jocelyn Bradshaw as its chief operating officer of GPO operations. 

Months after the FDA told healthcare facilities to avoid plastic syringes made in China because of leaking issues, four companies have recently recalled products. 

Teleflex and its subsidiary Arrow International have received 322 complaints and reports of 31 injuries and three deaths related to nearly 17,000 intra-aortic balloon pumps, the FDA said June 13.

During the current hurricane season, healthcare providers should brace for supply chain disruptions, according to the FDA. 

Twice a year, nurses and supply chain workers at Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health meet up at a Wound Summit to share best skin health practices. 

Medline told customers of 89 lots of endotracheal tubes to destroy inventory after receiving reports of the inflation tube tearing and detaching, the FDA said June 11. 

In early June, a cyberattack hit a medical supplier for several large hospitals in London — an attack that's expected to cause disruptions for months, according to local reports. Healthcare supply chain leaders should prepare for a similar situation in the U.S., experts told Becker's. 

The Healthcare Supply Chain Association, which represents group purchasing organizations for hospitals and other healthcare facilities, has named Angie Boliver as its president and CEO. 

As the healthcare ecosystem is expanding rapidly, more care is being delivered at diverse sites through new care models. The result is greater supply chain complexity creating more challenges than ever before.

Medline has secured a yearslong prime vendor partnership with Sanctuary Hospice, an at-home and inpatient hospice care system in Mississippi, the medical supplier said June 6. 

The FDA recently OK'd two of Royal Philips' AI-enabled devices, including the industry's first automated tool for segmental wall motion heart scoring, the company said June 4. 

Medline, an award-winning medical supply manufacturer, recently expanded its portfolio of more than 335,000 products and invested millions of dollars in facility upgrades.

Medline has recalled two models of its Bed Assist Bars portable bed rails after receiving reports of two patient deaths, the company said May 30.