Modern Healthcare1d
The key pillars to building a resilient healthcare supply chain
In this conversation with Medline CEO Jim Boyle, he outlines the strategy health systems need to build a resilient supply ...
IV fluid factory damaged by Hurricane Helene partly recovered as hospital shortages persist
Baxter, a medical equipment supplier that produces 60% of the intravenous solutions at US hospitals, said Thursday it has ...
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How Hurricane Helene Damage to a Baxter Plant Is Causing a Hospital Supply Chain Crisis
The American Hospital Association has said that its members ... which also made IV fluids. In fact, the supply chain for specialized medical products that hospitals rely on are so chronically ...
Becker's Hospital Review5d
US devicemakers call for tax incentives, tariffs to bolster production: 4 things to know
An alliance of U.S. medical equipment manufacturers is urging lawmakers to implement tax incentives, enforce stricter labor and environment standards and impose higher tariffs on foreign medical ...
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IV fluid shortage due to hurricane prompts hospitals to postpone surgeries
Compounding facilities that typically don’t manufacture IV fluids need access to sterile water and supplies such as bags to make their own products. The American Hospital Association estimates ...
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Planning for Resiliency in the IV Fluid Supply Chain
In this conversation, Mark Taylor, M.D., surgical director for surgical operations at Cleveland Clinic, discusses the health system's ongoing IV fluid conservation strategies and the importance of ...
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Baxter resumes some IV shipments: 5 updates
there have been new reports of supply disruptions. Here are five updates: The American Hospital Association urged the Biden administration to declare the IV shortage an national emergency ...
The Hill26d
IV shortage ‘creates havoc’ for hospitals, exposing supply chain ‘whack-a-mole’
A shortage of IV fluid in the wake of Hurricane Helene is shining a spotlight on the fragility and vulnerability of the country’s medical supply chain. Hospitals were left scrambling after the ...
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Medical equipment makers call for more domestic production, tariffs
The American Medical Manufacturers Association is advocating for tax incentives and tariffs to encourage more U.S. medical equipment production amid concerns over supply chain disruption following rec ...
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Canada’s proactive policies reduce drug shortages far more effectively than the U.S.
Drug-related supply chain issues in Canada were 40% less likely to result in significant drug shortages than in the United ...
Time4y
Zipline's Drones Are Delivering Blood to Hospitals in Rwanda
Zipline owes its success in Rwanda as much to American technological prowess ... record of safety and success in Rwanda. Blood and medical supply shortages affect rural hospitals in the U.S ...
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Texas hospitals conserve IV fluids amid national shortage. What does that mean for patients?
Texas hospital officials say they have avoided canceling or delaying procedures after a crucial IV fluid manufacturing plant ...