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manufacturing channels as possible.
Given the breadth of backordered or
unavailable supplies, we're trying to dial
in on the core items that are the highest
risk to patient care. We've had a lot
of engagement from the
clinical teams-getting
people on the phone or
in emergency meetings
to make quick decisions
on viable alternatives.
Right now, it's about
scrambling to bring the
right people together to
get creative about viable
options, calling every supplier we can
think of, and getting creative with new
suppliers or even nontraditional suppliers
who might be able to help.
WE'RE DIALING IN ON
THE ITEMS THAT ARE
THE HIGHST RISK TO
PATIENT CARE.
During my tenure at Nationwide
Children's, we've always managed a
disaster-related inventory. I'm not sure
where we will go in terms of the inventory
management model longer term, but we'll
continue to be focused on the
products we need to keep in
stock. I also think that will
drive continued engagement
with the clinical teams, and
we'll take the opportunity
to engage even more physicians
in the way supply chain
resiliency is modeled for
Nationwide Children's.
It will be interesting to see how the
Is this the worst of it, or are there more
challenges to come?
It's hard to predict. I'm not sure we have
the clarity we need on the root cause of
the problem. I can't imagine it getting
much worse, but I feel like there's risk. And
we're talking about a real crisis if it does
get much worse. From what I'm hearing,
we're going to continue to have challenges
through at least the first quarter of 2022
and, in some cases, probably through the
balance of 2022. It will likely end up being
category- or product-specific; there are
some plastic-related items we're going to be
challenged on for the next 12 to 15 months.
For others, I'm hearing they're able to step
up other manufacturing lines to meet the
volume demand over the coming quarter.
It's on a case-by-case basis-but in aggregate,
we're going to continue to struggle
for probably at least another six months.
How do you foresee these experiences
changing the landscape of the global
supply chain moving forward and how
sourcing managers navigate it?
national landscape changes. Some organizations
have already made the decision
they're going to ramp up on their own
warehousing; I don't think people will
have short memories related to COVID19.
And we're already seeing some of
the major manufacturers onshoring or
nearshoring production, so you have production
coming out of China and coming
back to the U.S. and South America. As we
continue to see shifting to more onshore
and nearshore manufacturing, it will
make for a more fortified supply chain.
Bottom line, people still have other
responsibilities on top of all this. It's not
like you can drop the rest of the work
and only focus on disruptions and things
COVID-19-related. Most organizations continue
to grow, facilities expand, and we all
perpetually go through system upgrades
and conversions-these can all be very
labor-intensive. It's all part of the churn,
and that's also part of the reason why the
environment is challenging-people are
trying to figure out how to resource things
and be smart about how they create the
road map over the next several years.
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ADMINISTRATOR NEWS
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Medical Center named Stephen
Davis, M.D., president and CEO.
Franciscan Children's named
Joseph Mitchell, M.D., president
and CEO.
Joe DiMaggio Children's
Hospital named Ananda Rampat
CFO.
UCSF Benioff Children's
Hospital San Francisco named
Judie Boehmer vice president,
chief nursing officer.
WakeMed Children's Hospital
named Jeffrey Langdon
executive director, Women &
Children's.
WVU Medicine Children's
named Mary Fanning vice
president, Nursing Clinical
Services, associate chief
nursing officer.
RESEARCH NEWS
According to the CDC,
receipt of two doses of the
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is
associated with a high level of
protection against multisystem
inflammatory syndrome in
children (MIS-C) among children
ages 12 to 18 years.
Parents report that their
children's behavioral health at
home is worse during remote
learning than with in-person
learning, according to research
published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Researchers found almost 60%
of children switched from inperson
to virtual learning at
least once during four waves of
the pandemic.
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