Understanding Healthcare Distribution

Get a high-level overview of the healthcare supply chain and medical distributors’ important role within it. You can also use these resources with your team, trading partners, and other stakeholders to understand:

  • Important reasons that healthcare providers rely on distributors for supplies
  • Differences in distribution by provider segment
  • Healthcare distributors’ critical role in crisis response, including the COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19’s impact on supply and demand
  • Differences between healthcare distributors and opportunistic brokers

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Latest Resources

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Shipping & Transportation
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One Year Later: No End In Sight For Supply Chain Crisis
11/4/2022
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Healthcare Supply Chain
Infographic
Persistent Cost Pressures On Medical Supply Chain
10/17/2022
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Pandemic Preparedness
White Paper
Pandemic Preparedness Summit: Industry Observations & Policy Solutions
9/27/2022
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Delays At Every Point In The Supply Chain
9/21/2022
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Emergency Preparedness
Infographic
CDC Offers Guidance For Providers On Monkeypox Infection Prevention & Control In Healthcare Settings
8/11/2022
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Pandemic Preparedness
GA Updates Column
Thought Leaders Recommendations For A Strong Pandemic Infrastructure
11/9/2022
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Infographics

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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
One Year Later: No End In Sight For Supply Chain Crisis
11/4/2022
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Healthcare Supply Chain
Infographic
Persistent Cost Pressures On Medical Supply Chain
10/17/2022
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Delays At Every Point In The Supply Chain
9/21/2022
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Emergency Preparedness
Infographic
CDC Offers Guidance For Providers On Monkeypox Infection Prevention & Control In Healthcare Settings
8/11/2022
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Shipping & Transportation
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Shipping Challenges: Summer 2022 Update
8/8/2022
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Fast Pass: Urgent Action Required To Avert A New Supply Chain Bottleneck
7/7/2022
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Fewer Containers, Same Delays
6/10/2022
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Leadership
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Medical Distributors Give To Ukraine
5/12/2022
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Leadership
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Medical Distributors Make Worldwide Donations
4/29/2022
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Plan Ahead For Continued Supply Chain Issues
4/7/2022
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Supply Chain Issues Put Pressure On Costs
3/28/2022
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Healthcare Supply Chain
Infographic
The Elements Of Medical Supplies
3/22/2022
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Transportation Delays Persist In Healthcare Supply Chain
3/10/2022
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Supply Chain Issues Strike Home Health Care
2/22/2022
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Pandemic Preparedness
Infographic
Know Your Mask
2/16/2022
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Transportation Disruptions Have Become A Healthcare Problem
1/10/2022
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Transportation Delays Are A Healthcare Issue
12/16/2021
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Pandemic Disruption Of Global Transportation Increases Costs & Delays For Medical Supplies
8/12/2021
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Port Delays Plaguing Imported Goods Like PPE
5/24/2021
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Pandemic Preparedness
Infographic
N95 Fit Testing: Essential To Ensure Protection
3/25/2021
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Infographic | Shipping Challenges Cause Medical Supply Delays
3/22/2021
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Pandemic Preparedness
Infographic
Medical Products Distributors Delivered 51 Billion Units Of PPE In 2020
3/15/2021
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Value of Distribution
Infographic
Trust Your Distributor To Help You Avoid Fraudulent Supply Offers
12/15/2020
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Shipping & Transportation
Infographic
Shipping Challenges Causing PPE Delivery Delays, Cost Increases
11/25/2020
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Value of Distribution
Infographic
Infographic | HIDA: The Voice For Distributors Throughout COVID-19
11/2/2020
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Value of Distribution
Infographic
Medical Products Distribution By-The-Numbers
10/4/2020
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Healthcare Supply Chain
Infographic
What Allocation Means In The Healthcare Supply Chain
9/28/2020
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Pandemic Preparedness
Infographic
90-Day PPE Stockpile Mandates Increase Shortages And Drive Up Costs
7/24/2020
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Pandemic Preparedness
Infographic
COVID-Driven Demand Created Supply Problems That Have Challenged The Supply Chain
6/15/2020
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Value of Distribution
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Infographic | What Happens When Brokers Get Involved
6/8/2020
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Value of Distribution
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Healthcare Distribution Overview
6/4/2020
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Value of Distribution
Infographic
Difference Between Distributors & Brokers
6/3/2020
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White Papers

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Pandemic Preparedness
White Paper
Pandemic Preparedness Summit: Industry Observations & Policy Solutions
9/27/2022
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Emergency Preparedness
White Paper
Allocations: Best Practices For Conserving Medical Supplies During Shortages
10/4/2021
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Pandemic Preparedness
White Paper
Building A More Robust Supply Chain
9/15/2020
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Press Contact:

Wyeth Ruthven

Wyeth Ruthven
Public Affairs Director
703-838-6128
editor@hida.org
Understanding Healthcare Distribution