Here are 10 health systems and hospitals that posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week. 

Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health System tapped Josh Lee on Nov. 30 to be its regional supply director. 

From tracheostomy tubes and syringes to amoxicillin and dozens of other drugs, medical supply chains are hindered by ongoing issues to access raw materials and enough staff, The State Journal reported Dec. 4. 

While economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted in November for the first time since May 2020, there were some signs of optimism that supply chain issues may generally be easing, a key U.S. economic report showed Dec. 5.

As the "tridemic" of flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus continues, pediatric hospitals are running into a new problem: a shortage of medical-grade cribs, CNN reported Dec. 5.

The FDA placed some balloon pumps on its medical device shortage list Dec. 2, which the agency said was because of increased demand and shortage of some of the product's components. 

Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System chose HealthTrust as its group purchasing organization, effective Feb. 1. 

The White House's top supply chain advisor, Sameera Fazili, will depart from her role Dec. 2, according to a Politico report. 

Here are 10 health systems and hospitals that posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week. 

England-based drugmaker AstraZeneca will sell its facility in West Chester, Ohio, to another pharmaceutical company, San Diego-based National Resilience. 

Royal Philips is partnering with the Department of Defense and College Station-basedTexas A&M University to test and train artificial intelligence to discern and predict types of infection. 

Ochsner Health's medical supply company, SafeSource Direct, will provide chemo-rated nitrile gloves to Vizient, a healthcare consulting company. 

Over the last year as Cleveland Clinic's chief supply chain and patient support services officer, Steve Downey has achieved a checklist of items that will make anyone tired just reading it. 

A coalition of nine consumer advocacy groups sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission Nov. 22 urging it to open an antitrust investigation into group purchasing organizations.

Here are four medical device recalls the FDA reported in November: 

Value-based care pressures are pushing many healthcare supply chain leaders to launch a new approach to operations—one that prioritizes risk management and cost control at scale without sacrificing care quality or outcomes.

Blood bag shortages nationwide, particularly for the only universal blood type, O-negative, has been causing organizations to issue an urgent appeal to donors, multiple sources report.

Shortages of medications used to treat common childhood illnesses are placing added stress on parents, pharmacists and clinicians navigating an already challenging respiratory virus season, CNN reported Nov. 22.

From April 2021 to Oct. 31, 2022, Philips Respironics has reported 260 deaths to the FDA as part of its recall of 3.5 million ventilators after a foam breakdown was pushing black debris into inhalation tubes. 

Here are 10 health systems and hospitals that posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week.