Distribution’s Expanding Role In Hospitals And Health Systems

May 2018

Most hospitals and health systems are prioritizing investment in new care facilities over new supply chain facilities, and looking to their distributor partners to help them reduce operational costs. They plan to purchase more products through distribution, and to look to their distributor to advise them on how to optimize their supply chain.

Sources: Health System Supply Chain Strategies: Insights From IDN Executives, HIDA, 2018, and Hospital and Health System Provider Survey, HIDA, 2017.