Is COVID a turning point for sustainability in hospital supply chains?

KevinMD October 19, 2020
Genevieve Silva and Cassandra Thiel, PhD

Scarcity has, in many ways, defined the COVID-19 experience in the U.S., from shortages in personal protective equipment to ICU ventilators and hospital capacity, to COVID test kits, to drugs like Remdesivir in hard-hit states. These shortages have added impetus and new dimensions to existing conversations around health care supply chains, some of which had originally stemmed from a climate-conscious, sustainability lens. As suggestions are put forth to re-evaluate hospital supply chain design, from procurement to waste disposal, this momentum can be harnessed to achieve the dual aims of bolstering pandemic preparedness and improving sustainability in the health care sector.

COVID-19 illustrates the need for greater resiliency within health care’s supply chain. Dependence on expansive global networks for raw materials,...

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