September 23, 2024- Among most global healthcare stakeholders, tomorrow’s outbreak (or pandemic) isn’t a matter of if – but when, and what. It’s even got an ominous name – Disease X. According to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Disease X is a placeholder concept that refers to a pandemic pathogen that has not yet been characterized. “Its purpose is to … [Read more...]

September 24, 2024- For the third consecutive year, Humana Inc. is named a Certified™ Great Place To Work ®. The prestigious award is based entirely on current employees' experience working at Humana. This year, 81 percent of employees said Humana is “a great place to work” – 24 percentage points higher than the average company. Great Place To Work ® is … [Read more...]

September 24, 2024- Owens & Minor, Inc. announced that Mr. Jonathan Leon has been named Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Leon will maintain his corporate treasurer responsibilities while a search for his successor is underway. Mr. Leon has been with the Company since 2017, most recently serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer and … [Read more...]

September 23, 2024- Abbott announced the findings of a new survey among leading infectious disease experts around the world on the state of pandemic preparedness and found that while most agree that preparation has improved since the COVID-19 pandemic, respondents say significant gaps remain in building surveillance programs to identify emerging pathogens, public health funding … [Read more...]

September 20, 2024- GRP Inc. announces the launch of its innovative Avatek eBin Point-of-Use as a Service (POUaaS) automation solution suite at the 2024 AHRMM Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio, on September 23, 2024. Developed under the leadership of Richard Philippe, the inventor of the internationally recognized RFID-enabled Two-Bin system, the Avatek eBin suite of … [Read more...]

September 20, 2024- Vizient, Inc. announced top performers in clinical quality, supplier diversity and environmental sustainability excellence. The awards recognize the achievements of participating hospitals and health systems in patient care quality and supply chain excellence and were announced at Vizient Connections Summit Sept. 17 in Las Vegas. … [Read more...]

September 20, 2024- BD announced the commercial release of the BD Neopak™ XtraFlow™ Glass Prefillable Syringe and the latest capacity expansion of the BD Neopak™ Glass Prefillable Syringe platform to serve the growing market for biologic therapies. The BD Neopak™ Glass Prefillable Syringe platform is designed to address key development needs for biologic drugs and our … [Read more...]

September 20, 2024- Northwest Urgent Care, LLC, a Tucson, Arizona, subsidiary of Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH), has signed an agreement to acquire 10 Arizona urgent care centers from Carbon Health. Northwest Urgent Care, LLC is part of Northwest Healthcare’s integrated healthcare network serving Tucson and its surrounding communities. This … [Read more...]

September 20, 2024- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. hosted its 2024 Investor Day and provided an in-depth review of the company’s growth strategy and its industry-leading businesses, which consistently deliver best-in-class products and services that are essential to the work performed by its customers around the world. The event highlighted industry leadership, attractive end … [Read more...]

September 19, 2024- Please join us for the Fall Medical Device Supply Chain Council meeting in St. Louis on November 6-7, 2024. The Council is a network of senior industry executives who are focused on identifying opportunities to improve the industry supply chain. This meeting takes a deep dive into global supply chain issues facing medical device companies and takes an … [Read more...]