Archives
Our control center team and on-demand LSRs are putting in extra hours to handle the increase in urgent specimen movement orders. Our task force here at the home office continues to monitor the information from the CDC and communicate changes as they happen. (more…)
Yesterday, I attended a live, virtual Think Tank hosted by fleet management company Donlen. Donlen was joined by MedSpeed’s Michael Tucker, senior fleet analyst, and Yogi Shivdasani, VP, NA supply chain at LKQ, to discuss steps that leading fleet managers and their organizations are taking to control contamination and spread of COVID-19 and keep drivers and their families safe. (more…)
In doing this we are of course focused on keeping our MedSpeeders safe and protected while they serve our healthcare customers during this population health crisis. At the same time, we are also thinking creatively about additional ways MedSpeed can help. (more…)
A great deal, however, is very much the same as it was then and has been throughout our history. The central commonality has been our mission to deliver health by connecting patients, providers and their communities. In fact, today, amidst these challenging times, this mission feels more vibrant and more vital than ever. (more…)
To that end, Deloitte surveyed 50 clinical leaders in early May and recently released results. At the top of those leaders’ minds is a concern for a second wave of infection (82% of respondents, in fact, had this as their top worry). Not surprisingly, the survey also revealed that essentially all organizations are taking steps to both prepare for and do all in their power to forestall such a public health relapse. (more…)
Amidst this, in the spare moments of which there have been few, individual supply chain participants and their organizations have begun to look forward. They are asking a vital question: Knowing all that we now know, what is the healthcare supply chain of the future? Interesting cross industry collaboratives, like I Am The Healthcare Supply Chain are springing up to provide a platform to support this discussion. (more…)
“Saluting the resilience of COVID-19 Changemakers” from Healthcare Purchasing News highlights some of the ways MedSpeed customers are leveraging logistics to solve supply chain challenges during the pandemic. Read the article here.
One such example is from our customer, Northwestern Medicine, who was recently featured in a Healthcare Purchasing News article. Northwestern Medicine is improving the health of the communities it serves by addressing the needs of the most vulnerable populations. Senior citizens are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 and are also one of the largest demographics at risk for food insecurity in our country. To ensure that Chicago senior citizens had the food they need, while also fostering safe social distancing, Northwestern Medicine collaborated with Our Lady of Angels Food Pantry and MedSpeed.
First, is our team of MedSpeeders. From our early days, we have been fortunate to have had an amazing group of talented and dedicated people who have elected to make MedSpeed their work home. This group has built a culture of teamwork and mission-focus that is foundational to everything we are and will ever be. (more…)
But there was a catch, in order to produce the 300,000 face shields, workers would be needed to supplement Pepin Manufacturing’s production crews. (more…)
After a few incredible days of working around the clock, they managed to open the 60,000 square foot warehouse to centralize PPE distribution, donations, kitting operations, emergency equipment, and N95 re-sterilization support activities. (more…)
When Washington State became the first U.S. epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, the team at MultiCare Health System quickly recognized the urgency of securing as many ventilators as possible to provide adequate care to patients in their community. Shortages were already beginning and MultiCare was forced to think creatively. They partnered with an unlikely source: a veterinary hospital agreed to allow MultiCare Health System to borrow its stock of ventilators for the duration of the pandemic. (more…)
Thank you supply chain professionals for all you do! (more…)
One of the key takeaways I have from this year, is our commitment to quality must always be front and center, especially during a crisis. In honor of Healthcare Quality Week, I’d like to share a couple of the new things our team is doing to continuously enhance quality.
(more…)
Two groups stand out that I need to recognize and thank. First are my teammates at MedSpeed. The way you all have risen to the challenge this year and stepped forward is exceptional and a testament to your commitment to our mission. Second, are MedSpeed‘s customers, our partners. I thank them for their work on the front line of the battle against this insidious pandemic. I do so as well for the way they have locked arms with us and given us a purpose and role to play in this vital effort.
Happy Thanksgiving (more…)
Reflecting that, what has been especially gratifying is to have our customers—those who are truly on the front lines—realize the important contribution our LSRs make to moving healthcare forward. We have received note after note from healthcare providers across the country commending the work of MedSpeeders. (more…)
It is particularly special as it is a milestone in a journey that began more than 20 years ago at Chicago Booth. (more…)
But over the course of a severe January and February, there have been a number of incredible stories that illuminated the effect our team has on care delivery. (more…)
From assembling ventilators in house, to utilizing shipping containers to store additional inventory, the article recaps some of the extraordinary things the Virtua team did last year, as well as Bill’s lessons learned. (more…)
In the early days of the pandemic before CHI Franciscan had the ability to test in house, they needed to send samples to the University of Washington lab. As the logistics provider for CHI Franciscan, MedSpeed worked with Bradfield and her team to set up a specimen pickup process from each hospital every two hours, 24×7. With frequent loops to the testing facility, CHI Franciscan received faster test results for treatment. (more…)
A few months ago, MedSpeed got the phone call that we were not being renewed, something we have only experienced three times in our history. This news really, really hurt. But we did our best to shake it off and commit to learning from the pain. Taking this positive thought forward, we operated with excellence until our final day, at which point we shut down and dismantled our local operations. (more…)