August 2017

Owned and operated by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, Peoria, Illinois, OSF Healthcare System consists of 11 acute care facilities, comprising 1,553…

Piedmont Healthcare is a private, not-for-profit organization serving nearly 2 million patients across Georgia. Today, more than 110 years since it was founded, Piedmont is…

Providence St. Joseph Health is a multistate health system committed to improving the health of the communities it serves, especially for those who are poor…

Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) is Connecticut’s leading healthcare system, with 2,563 licensed beds across five hospitals – Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial, Yale New…

Founded in 1985, Main Line Health (MLH, the System) is a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs. At its core…

SPONSORED: SUTURE EXPRESS Implantable devices are medical miracles. But from the supply chain executive’s perspective, they also are the source of many headaches. Due to…

Part 2: Expect the Unexpected Editor’s note. Part 1 appeared in the June issue of the Journal of Healthcare Contracting. Perhaps you have been thinking…

Sponsored: Clorox Innovations help facilities fight infections without damaging surfaces In healthcare facilities, from doctor’s offices to acute-care hospitals, long-term care facilities and everything in…

Misplaced Priorities So, let’s take a look at some of what happened in our world this spring and early summer: June 30: A former patient…

Kevin Gray has seen many changes in his four and half decades of sales with organizations that include Allergan, American Hospital Supply and most recently,…