Seen that? - Using SCM in Children Hospital

Filed in archive Best of on October 3, 2009

Using SCM in Children Hospital at Supplychainer

I recently saw an interesting news article from Business Wire about using SCM solutions in a children hospital. It said in the articl, that Children's Hospital and Health System, one of the best children's hospital in the U.S. which has won different prizes for excellence in operation, has signed a contract with Medassets, solution provider for healthcare industry, for providing supply chain management solutions. Jon E. Vice, president and CEO, Children's [...] Read More


Lodi Memorial Hospital Selects Broadlane For Purchasing Management Services at Supplychainer

Broadlane announced that Lodi Memorial Hospital in Lodi, California, has selected the company to provide an array of supply chain services under an exclusive agreement. Under the agreement, Broadlane will provide Lodi Memorial Hospital with access to its "high-powered" national GPO portfolio for consumable supplies, capital equipment, pharmaceuticals and purchased services. Additionally, Lodi Memorial Hospital will utilize Broadlane's proprietary technology to help them manage their supply spend. Lodi Memorial Hospital's [...] Read More


NHS Supply Chain to equip the hospital in Birmingham at Supplychainer

The specialist imaging procurement team at NHS Supply Chain is to support a Birmingham foundation trust in equipping a new hospital. The University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is to receive goods needed for diagnostic imaging, such as MRI scanners, as development of the private finance initiative-funded (PFI) project. The NHS Supply Chain has worked with the UHB team for the past three months to create purchasing processes for the medical [...] Read More


The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Child Magazine's Number One Pediatric Hospital in the U.S. at Straightfromthedoc

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been named the nation's best pediatric hospital by Child magazine, the Children's Hospital's fourth consecutive number one ranking. According to Steven M. Altschuler, M.D., president and chief executive officer of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: "Children's Hospital employees work tirelessly everyday to ensure every family has the ideal patient experience and we are truly grateful to our dedicated and talented staff. We recognize our responsibility to [...] Read More


Hospital Rooms to Become More Private at Straightfromthedoc

The next time you stay in a hospital, you may find yourself enjoying a little more privacy. According to an article on CNN.com, research shows that private hospital rooms frequently end up paying for themselves by reducing infection rates, making patient care more efficient, and shortening recovery times. Moreover, any new hospital rooms that are constructed within the United States' 6,000 hospitals will likely have to be private in order [...] Read More