How 4 health system executives are tackling supply chain challenges

Healthcare DIVE October 23, 2023
Sydney Halleman

After the COVID-19 pandemic caused worldwide disruptions, executives at four major health systems shared how they’re innovating supply chain tactics.

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred worldwide disruption in healthcare supply chains, causing U.S. hospitals to run out of personal protective equipment and testing kits. As factories shut down, some healthcare facilities were forced to ask the public for donations of spare masks or N95 respirators.

But while the pandemic has wound down, the effects of supply chain disruptions still haunt the industry — about 93% of provider executives reported they were still experiencing product shortages in a March survey from the Health Industry Distributors Association.

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