Hospital leaders agree COVID revealed ‘significant’ supply chain issues. Less than half say they’ve plugged the gaps

Fierce Health Technology November 4, 2021
Dave Muoio

Hospital executives and supply chain managers broadly agree the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed “significant” vulnerabilities in their organizations’ supply chains, yet the majority of those responding to a recently released survey said hospitals should be doing more to close those gaps.

Across a sample of 100 organizations polled in late August, 93% of respondents said their groups have taken steps to address pandemic-exposed shortcomings such as insufficient supply stockpiles, unreliable suppliers, poor visibility into inventory and staff safety risks.

However, 62% of respondents said their organizations aren’t doing enough to expose those vulnerabilities, with the same percentage also saying they believe fewer than half of all hospitals have taken the appropriate steps to protect against a future disruption, according to...

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