Supply Chain

Non-acute healthcare facilities should make strategic preparations for receiving, storing and providing COVID-19 vaccines, according to Vizient, a group purchasing organization formerly known as Provista.

Streamlining operations and improving efficiency are always top priorities in a surgery center, especially when focusing on growing your business.

Sandra Lindsay, RN, a critical care nurse and intensive care unit director at New York City-based Long Island Jewish Medical Center, on Dec. 14 became the first American to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.

 Here are nine updates on the COVID-19 vaccine over the past week:

As of Dec. 16, the FDA lists 118 drugs as being in short supply.

Here are six updates on the COVID-19 vaccine over the past week:

  Medline received approval to move forward with its plans for a distribution center in Hammond, La., according to a Dec. 8 report from The Daily Star.

Aspen Surgical Products strengthened its portfolio of medical, patient and staff safety products with the acquisition of Protek Medical Products, the company announced Nov. 24.

ASCs have less buying power when competing against hospitals for supplies. Here, six administrators spoke with Becker's ASC Review on how they're approaching a potential second supply shortage.

  FedEx will be one of McKesson's partners in distributing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Dec. 4 report from Supply Chain Dive.