Medical distribution industry urges Congress to prevent freight rail disruptions
November 29, 2022 – HIDA has urged Congress to take steps to maintain the freight rail system and avert any threatened labor disruption. “Transportation is…
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Midmark appoints new COO
November 29, 2022 – Midmark announced Rob Sackett as the company’s new chief operations officer (COO) effective Dec. 6, 2022. In this role, he will…
Weekly flu and COVID-19 updates
November 29, 2022 – Each week, we will compile the latest data regarding flu and COVID-19 cases in the United States. As things change, we…
Walgreens Flu Index shows higher activity
November 29, 2022 – This fall, Walgreens launched the 2022-2023 Walgreens Flu Index to help communities track flu activity in their area and serve as…
Nonprofit healthcare supply chain association aims to champion standards and best practices
November 29, 2022 – From Jesse Schafer’s vantage point as a senior manager of business continuity at the Mayo Clinic, supply chain resiliency is keenly…
Intermountain posts $2B profit through 3rd quarter
November 28, 2022 – Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City, UT) recorded $2.16 billion in net income for the first nine months of the year, according…
Providence closes 27 retail clinics following “unprecedented operating losses”
November 28, 2022 – Providence (Renton, WA) closed all of its 27 Providence ExpressCare facilities on Nov. 17 after the Southern California retail clinics posted…
Quorum Health to sell 5 hospitals in Illinois
November 28, 2022 – Quorum Health announced that it is selling five of its hospitals in southern Illinois. Four are being sold to Deaconess Health…
Roche receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for high-throughput test to detect monkeypox virus
November 28, 2022 – Roche (Basel, Switzerland) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for cobas® MPXV for…
FDA classifies Baxter’s hospital bed system recall as most serious type
November 28 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified the recall of hospital bed systems by Baxter International Inc., as the most…