Below are five of the top supply chain stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in January, beginning with the most popular:
- Medtronic files safety warning in UK over robotic system
Medtronic warned healthcare providers that a piece of its Mazor X surgical system may release unexpectedly from the operating table. - Medtronic acquires Stimgenics to boost chronic pain treatment portfolio
Medtronic has acquired Stimgenics, a Bloomington, Ill.-based company that developed a spinal cord waveform technology to treat chronic pain patients. - Medline halts sterilization at Illinois facility over ethylene oxide concerns
Medline hasn't sterilized medical equipment at its Waukegan, Ill., facility since mid-December because it didn't meet new state standards for ethylene oxide emission. - CommonSpirit selects Premier as sole GPO
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health is moving to one group purchasing organization in an effort to better integrate supply chain operations at its 137 hospitals and 700 other care sites. - Cardinal Health recalls 9 million surgical gowns
Cardinal Health issued a voluntary recall of 9.1 million surgical gowns, a company spokesperson confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.