April 5, 2021 – Premier, Inc. (Charlotte, NC) analyzed new data from its supply chain forecasting technology to assess the long-term impact on the supply chain one year into the pandemic.
Has the situation improved compared to the demand spikes that characterized 2020?
The short answer is that while most hospitals are seeing greater availability of many types of PPE, the healthcare supply chain remains fragile and constrained.
Massive increases in global PPE demand created the imbalance in the supply chain and have driven up raw materials prices, which impacts the cost of finished goods. This has cascaded to providers who have incurred additional costs to acquire PPE, adding to existing margin pressures.