Supply Chain

Medline is aiding COVID-19 relief efforts by sterilizing 100,000 masks and 50,000 gowns a day for reuse, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Reliable Medical Supply, a Seven Hills Capital company, purchased A&A Medical Supply.

A California Polytechnic State University student, a San Luis Obispo Surgery Center facility engineer and an emergency room clinician are using 3D printers to create N95 face masks, The Tribune reports.

The Joint Commission issued a statement March 31 supporting the use of personal face masks or privately owned respirators if facilities cannot access personal protective equipment.

HealCo matches clinicians with available ASCs and medical office spaces to help fill surgical capacity, MedCity News reports.

There’s more to logistics than ordering and receiving supplies. It’s also important to consider how supplies flow from your distributor’s truck to their point of use.

Skilled staff members are vital to implementing a total joint program, but ensuring you have the right equipment is also key.

Seven COVID-19-related updates for ASC supply chain leaders to know:

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network is using the AHN St. Vincent Surgery Center in Erie, Pa., to sterilize N95 masks, Erie News Now reports.

Next Services has developed a calculator designed to help clinicians determine the amount of money they can take out through the Paycheck Protection Program, a federal program that offers small businesses forgivable loans to keep employees on payroll for at…