Madison, Wis.-based Mallinckrodt Manufacturing recalled about 13,600 one-way valves made for ventilators, according to FDA data. 

It's rare for a hospital or health system to constantly win the ECRI Institute's supply excellence award — between 2022 and 2023, only four systems made both lists. Jackson Health System in Miami has won thrice since 2020. 

Hospital pharmacies struggled in the first half of 2023 with the highest number of ongoing drug shortages in 10 years, and other hospital departments faced similar headwinds. 

Minneapolis-based Allina Health partnered with Vizient's Community Contracting Program to support diverse suppliers and small businesses in its community.

One of the most critical steps in the implementation of change is the final one- the Activation Stage, the point where theory and planning turns immediately to practice and results. The naïve assumption at this point is that the organization can simply lift and shift their operations and continue to run as they previously did.

Premier and Dignity Health Global Education, a Phoenix-based workforce development service part of San Francisco-based Dignity Health, entered a collaboration Sept. 5. 

Princeton (Ind.) Care Center abruptly closed in early September, Planet Princeton reported Sept. 4, leaving more than $272,000 in debt in a lawsuit with a medical supply company. 

As hospitals in New York, California and a few other states reinstate mask mandates amid a COVID-19 uptick, hospital supply leaders told Becker's mask costs aren't rising. 

Sterilization Services plans to close its flagship site in Memphis, Tenn., which sterilizes medical equipment, by April 30, 2024, according to the Southern Environmental Law Center.

Medline opened its new $75 million, 800,000-square-foot distribution center in St. Peters, Mo., on Aug. 30. 

Switzerland-based Hamilton Medical recalled 21,429 ventilators distributed in the U.S. because they might power off unexpectedly, the FDA said Aug. 30. 

David Kirshner, former CFO and executive vice president of Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan, recently became the managing partner of LogicSource's healthcare division. 

Inmar Supply Chain Solutions issued a voluntary recall Aug. 23 of over-the-counter medical device and drug products stored at a Texas facility that experienced a pest control issue through May and June. 

The FDA warned customers Aug. 23 that 703 Draeger hospital ventilators pose a risk of contaminants in the airpath and emissions of a potential carcinogen. 

Health system leaders continue to face enormous operational and financial challenges, and to help alleviate these pressures, they need more contribution from the supply chain. However, the traditional healthcare supply chain players continue to offer the same outdated, ineffective models despite lots of talk about transformation.

Firefighters in Monroe County, Pa., spent more than seven hours at the scene of a fire that broke out at one of Medline's manufacturing plants Aug. 19. 

About 16,000 of Getinge's Cardiosave Hybrid and Rescue Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps have been recalled in 2023, according to the FDA. 

Philips Respironics recalled 73,000 ventilators because of a risk of dirt and dust clogging the device, which can block the air path and lead to serious injury or death.

The FDA recently greenlit the first device to sterilize 3D-printed products used in healthcare, including personalized surgical guides and anatomical models.

Getinge subsidiary Datascope has recalled thousands of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps in 2023, and in the latest notice, the FDA labeled the issue as Class I because of unexpected shutdowns.