Medline is the first supplier to win the Healthcare Industry Resilience Collaborative's diamond-level resiliency badge for manufacturing, an award that more than 40 health systems recognize.
The win demonstrates Medline's resiliency efforts in manufacturing and the surgical device supply chain, according to an Aug. 20 news release from Medline. The HIRC also evaluated the company's work in demand planning, inventory management, logistics, supply chain visibility, supplier management, risk management and contingency, and operational health and market.
The HIRC is an organization of health systems, medical supply companies and healthcare supply chain associations.
Supporters of the HIRC's resiliency badge include Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health and St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare.