Most hospitals and health systems are seeing greater availability of various types of personal protective equipment compared to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the overall PPE supply chain is still fragile, according to data from Premier.
Premier, a group purchasing organization that supplies about 4,100 hospitals and health systems in the U.S., conducted an analysis in March on the long-term effects the pandemic will have on the healthcare supply chain. Released April 1, the analysis focuses on the top PPE categories of masks, gowns and gloves. Data comes from hospitals and health systems that use Premier for supplies.
16 key takeaways from the report:
The overall PPE supply chain remains precarious as COVID-19 variants circulate and the vaccination rollout continues, Premier concluded.
Read the full report here.
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