HealthExec February 15, 2023
Amy Baxter

Ochsner Health has teamed up with medical manufacturers and other healthcare organizations to address critical medical supply needs.

The newly formed group, the American Medical Manufacturers Association (AMMA), includes Altor Safety, Aquaspersions USA, Blue Star NBR, Lutema, Ochsner Health, Premium-PPE, SafeSource Direct, United Safety Technology and Vizient as its initial members. AMMA represents domestic personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturers, and the group intends to increase U.S. stockpile and domestic manufacturing of critical medical supplies.

AMMA was formed after the United States faced a PPE shortage at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when unprecedented demand for medical supplies went unmet temporarily.

“The Covid-19 pandemic exposed a giant hole in our U.S. supply chain and highlighted our country’s reliance...

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