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March 26, 2020
US Hospitals Rush to Find Beds for Surge of Virus Patients
The Associated Press | According to our recent survey, equipment continues to be a challenge for providers during the COVID-19 outbreak.
March 25, 2020
Clinical Trials Begin for Drugs That Might Help Treat Symptoms
Nexstar Media Wire | Premier's Soumi Saha says mass producing more of these drugs won’t be easy, especially when the active pharmaceutical ingredients come from overseas.
March 25, 2020
How the World’s Richest Country Ran Out of a 75-Cent Face Mask
The New York Times | Premier's Michael Alkire explains why there is a shortage on products like face masks.
March 25, 2020
Hospital Suppliers Take To The Skies To Combat Dire Shortages Of COVID-19 Gear
Kaiser Health News | Premier's Soumi Saha said the national stockpile is intended to be a band-aid, not a long-term solution for sourcing medical supplies.
March 25, 2020
Premier CEO on Medical Supply Shortage Hospitals are Facing
CNBC | Susan DeVore discusses Premier's new survey on medical supply shortages.
March 23, 2020
As Trump Touts an Unproven Coronavirus Treatment, Supplies Evaporate for Patients
The Washington Post | Premier's Soumi Saha explains the spike in demand for two antimalarial drugs now on backorder.
March 21, 2020
U.S. Hospitals Panic-Buy Drugs Ahead of Coronavirus Influx
The Financial Times | Premier's Soumi Saha says hospitals need treatment guidelines or protocols from the CDC, or they will rush to buy every time small studies are released.
March 20, 2020
Doctors Turn to Malaria Drugs as Potential Coronavirus Treatment
The Wall Street Journal | Premier weighs in on the pharmaceutical supply of two drugs that could become a frontline treatment for COVID-19.
March 20, 2020
Hospitals and Doctors are Wiping Out Supplies of an Unproven Coronavirus Treatment
The Washington Post | Premier data shows a 300% increase in orders of chloroquine and a 70% boost in orders of hydroxychloroquine.
March 20, 2020
Chloroquine in Short Supply as Hospitals Buy in Bulk
Modern Healthcare | Orders of chloroquine spiked 3,000% in March, according to data from Premier.
March 20, 2020
Hospitals Stockpile Drug Trump Says Could Treat Covid-19
Bloomberg | Health authorities should provide clearer guidance about drugs’ usage for COVID-19, per Premier.
March 20, 2020
Drug Shortage Concerns Are Top of Mind Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Pharmacy Times | In terms of drug reserves, Premier is working with manufacturers to understand how much is available to wholesalers, in warehouses or in transit.
March 20, 2020
Mask Shortage Straps Pharmacists Who Need Them To Keep Medicines Pure
Kaiser Health News | Premier's Soumi Saha said many state laws require pharmacists to wear masks when mixing sterile compounds.
March 20, 2020
Premier CEO Sees Unprecedented Challenge in N95 Mask Shortage
Bloomberg Daybreak Americas | Premier CEO Susan DeVore says the N95 masks and ventilators shortage is unprecedented.
March 19, 2020
Local Hospitals Have Adequate Supplies for Coronavirus Testing; Rest of U.S. Fears Shortages
Cleveland Plain Dealer | Premier's Meg Wyatt explains why it's not easy for manufacturers to ramp up production of swabs for COVID-19 testing.
March 19, 2020
Experts Worry About Having Enough Hospital Beds to Handle a Coronavirus Surge
Business Insider | Premier is set to survey the hospitals it works with to get a sense of how much added ICU capacity each could make.
March 19, 2020
Ventilator Makers Ramp Up Production Amid Coronavirus Crunch
The Wall Street Journal | Premier is surveying U.S. hospitals to gauge how many more patients hospitals can manage before they will need more ventilators, Ms. Saha said.
March 19, 2020
Physician Practices Told to be Extra Cautious in Purchasing Supplies from ’Grey Market’
FierceHealthcare | Premier has seen an uptick in grey market activity around PPE according to Premier's John Sganga.
March 19, 2020
The Latest Obstacle to Getting Tested? A Shortage of Swabs and Face Masks
The New York Times | Soumi Saha said that Premier requested additional information from the F.D.A. about how to address the swab shortage days ago.
March 18, 2020
Supply Shortages Force Health Systems to Devise Own Workarounds
The Atlanta Journal Constitution | Premier's Michael Alkire comments on the increasingly high demand for medical supplies, such as ventilators.
March 18, 2020
U.S. Nursing Homes Warn of Looming Shortage of Masks and Gowns
Associated Press | According to a Premier survey, nearly one-third of respondents said they had no N95 masks.
