Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., Children's Hospital of Richmond (Va.) at VCU and Virginia Children's Care Network recently joined Premier's pediatric-focused purchasing group. 

The first half of 2023 has seen 19 medical device recalls. Here are the 10 biggest recalls listed in chronological order:

Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach, Mo., has tapped Medline as the sole supplier of its medical and surgical supplies.

The Healthcare Industry Resilience Collaborative, a trade group involving about 50 health systems and hospitals, handed transparency partner badges to nine companies for their "continuous efforts and commitment to supply chain transparency and resiliency," the organization said June 12. 

Getinge's business Maquet recalled all lots of about 20 oxygenators and cardiotomy reservoirs because of a potential sterility issue in the packaging. 

Labor disagreements between West Coast port operators and workers may create waves of supply disruptions, The Hill reported June 9. 

The top concerns among supply and logistics professionals are fuel costs, inflation, delays and unpredictability, according to a DispatchTrack survey.

Although the public health emergency ended May 11, healthcare supply chain executives are still reeling from the havoc brought on by the pandemic and navigating solutions.

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Declines in new supplies orders, a backlog of orders and employment issues were among the factors driving hospital economic activity to contract for the first time in 35 months, the Institute for Supply Management said June 7.

Abiomed removed 466 heart pumps from the market after customers complained about leaking fluid from the purge sidearm and three injuries were reported, the FDA said June 5. 

The FDA confirmed localized tourniquet shortages June 5 and recommended healthcare facilities ration supply, use alternative products and reuse sterilized devices. 

The average supply chain and logistics leader saw a pay drop of about $5,000 from 2022, according to Logistics Management's annual compensation survey. Here are 11 jobs ranked by average salary in 2023: 

London-based conglomerate Johnson Matthey plans to divest its medical supply unit, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. 

As health systems and hospitals crawl back to positive finances after 2022 swept many into the red, Kaiser Permanente's supply chain unit is focused on managing inflation through better understanding and tracking. 

The FDA issued a warning letter to iRhythm Technologies after inspectors found faults with how one of its facilities makes its heart monitors.

The FDA is deciding whether to temporarily allow the importation of chemotherapy drugs from unapproved manufacturers outside of the U.S. as the nation grapples with a shortage of key cancer drugs, a spokesperson with the agency told CNBC June 1. 

Tomorrow Health, a home-based care technology company based in New York City, shuttered its home medical equipment supply company in late May. 

With 268 recalls, the second quarter of 2022 hit the record of the highest number of recalled medical devices since 2020, according to an industry report from Sedgwick. 

The Center for U.S. Policy is asking the FDA to deem Bamboo Health's pharmaceutical software NarxCare as a misbranded product.