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10 Feb Healthcare Ready Bestows “2021 Hero of the Supply Chain” Award on Pharmaceutical Industry for Efforts to Mitigate COVID-19 Impact on Society

Posted at 00:02h in Supply Chain

When the novel coronavirus arrived in the US in the early weeks of January 2020, the world was grappling with understanding the nuances of the virus that would soon become a global pandemic. Fortunately, the pharmaceutical industry had invested millions of dollars and decades of...

10 Feb Regeneron’s Community Outreach Efforts to Protect Public Health during Global Pandemic Lauded by Healthcare Ready

Posted at 00:01h in Supply Chain

It is difficult to envision a more robust and comprehensive response to the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic than the actions taken by Regeneron to create and support access to COVID-19 therapeutics. It’s why Healthcare Ready has named Regeneron, a leading biotechnology company, one of...

09 Feb Healthcare Ready Honors Healthcare Distribution Sector as 2021 ‘Hero of the Supply Chain’

Posted at 23:59h in Supply Chain

2021 has been a year where many of the interconnected sectors of healthcare have gone above and beyond to ensure the health and safety of patients throughout the nation. Healthcare Ready is shining a light on the solutions-focused approach of one sector that has helped...

09 Feb Healthcare Ready Names BD a ‘Hero of the Supply Chain’ for partnering with U.S. Government on $70 million infrastructure project to expand Nebraska manufacturing facility

Posted at 23:58h in Supply Chain

A hero is someone who demonstrates courage and isn’t afraid to go above and beyond when challenging circumstances arise. A hero is also someone who selflessly puts the needs of others before their own and takes risks when necessary. At Healthcare Ready, we are shining a...

09 Feb Healthcare Ready Honors Frontline Healthcare Workers as 2021 ‘Heroes of the Supply Chain’

Posted at 23:56h in Supply Chain

As we look back on 2021, the phrase, "building the plane while flying it" resonates now more than ever; especially as it relates to our rock star frontline healthcare workers. These are super special folks who are doing amazing jobs despite potentially feeling anxious about...

09 Feb Healthcare Ready Salutes Medical Device Industry as 2021 “Heroes of the Supply Chain” for Bolstering Nation’s Supply Chain Capacity and Resilience

Posted at 23:53h in Supply Chain

In our busy daily lives, the widespread availability of high-tech medical devices that diagnose and treat patients rarely tops our list of concerns. Whether it's a ventilator, pacemaker, stent, or any of the thousands of potentially life-saving interventions, the very existence of these instruments is...

03 Aug Panic Buying – Is it being prepared or is it hoarding?

Posted at 19:32h in Disease Outbreaks, Supply Chain

The cyberattack of Colonial Pipeline in May 2021, resulted in a fuel shortage and subsequent panic buying of gas in Southeastern United States that was reminiscent of early pandemic hoarding that led to shortages of toilet paper, canned foods, and menstrual products. A form of hoarding is...

08 Jul The Healthcare Supply Chain & Its Role in a Pandemic

Posted at 21:20h in Disease Outbreaks, Supply Chain

Communities need consistent access to medicines and critical medical supplies, because public health depends on it. That’s always true, but during extraordinary circumstances such as a pandemic, the need becomes urgent. Public health emergencies create significant demands on the health care system. And yet, our...

29 Apr Partnering with the Healthcare Supply Chain During Disasters

Posted at 22:07h in Disease Outbreaks, Supply Chain, Vaccines

Perhaps the most important key to success in the healthcare supply chain? Relationships. It is important to first foster dynamic collaboration between the various stops to ensure the supply chain is as effective as possible. For that to occur, we must first establish high confidence...

28 Apr Pandemic Preparedness in the Healthcare Supply Chain

Posted at 22:07h in Disease Outbreaks, Supply Chain, Vaccines

We know that an important aspect of successful healthcare supply chain design is the ability to prepare for likely pressures, but what about something that is nearly impossible to predict, like a pandemic? A pandemic can strike without warning — and often with many unknowns about how...