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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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

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Persistent Cost Pressures On Medical Supply Chain

10/17/2022

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Pandemic Preparedness

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Pandemic Preparedness Summit: Industry Observations & Policy Solutions

9/27/2022

500+ Healthcare Distribution Centers

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17,000+ Healthcare Manufacturing Jobs

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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

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Persistent Cost Pressures On Medical Supply Chain

10/17/2022

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Shipping & Transportation

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Delays At Every Point In The Supply Chain

9/21/2022

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Emergency Preparedness

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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

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Fast Pass: Urgent Action Required To Avert A New Supply Chain Bottleneck

7/7/2022

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Shipping & Transportation

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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

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Plan Ahead For Continued Supply Chain Issues

4/7/2022

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Shipping & Transportation

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Supply Chain Issues Put Pressure On Costs

3/28/2022

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Healthcare Supply Chain

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The Elements Of Medical Supplies

3/22/2022

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Shipping & Transportation

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Transportation Delays Persist In Healthcare Supply Chain

3/10/2022

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Shipping & Transportation

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Supply Chain Issues Strike Home Health Care

2/22/2022

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Pandemic Preparedness

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Know Your Mask

2/16/2022

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Shipping & Transportation

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Transportation Disruptions Have Become A Healthcare Problem

1/10/2022

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Shipping & Transportation

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Transportation Delays Are A Healthcare Issue

12/16/2021

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Shipping & Transportation

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Pandemic Disruption Of Global Transportation Increases Costs & Delays For Medical Supplies

8/12/2021

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Shipping & Transportation

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Port Delays Plaguing Imported Goods Like PPE

5/24/2021

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Pandemic Preparedness

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N95 Fit Testing: Essential To Ensure Protection

3/25/2021

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Shipping & Transportation

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Infographic | Shipping Challenges Cause Medical Supply Delays

3/22/2021

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Pandemic Preparedness

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Medical Products Distributors Delivered 51 Billion Units Of PPE In 2020

3/15/2021

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Value of Distribution

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Trust Your Distributor To Help You Avoid Fraudulent Supply Offers

12/15/2020

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Shipping & Transportation

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Shipping Challenges Causing PPE Delivery Delays, Cost Increases

11/25/2020

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Value of Distribution

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Infographic | HIDA: The Voice For Distributors Throughout COVID-19

11/2/2020

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Value of Distribution

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Medical Products Distribution By-The-Numbers

10/4/2020

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Healthcare Supply Chain

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What Allocation Means In The Healthcare Supply Chain

9/28/2020

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Pandemic Preparedness

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90-Day PPE Stockpile Mandates Increase Shortages And Drive Up Costs

7/24/2020

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Pandemic Preparedness

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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

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Difference Between Distributors & Brokers

6/3/2020

White Papers

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Pandemic Preparedness

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Pandemic Preparedness Summit: Industry Observations & Policy Solutions

9/27/2022

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Pandemic Preparedness

White Paper

Allocations: Best Practices For Conserving Medical Supplies During Shortages | White Paper

10/4/2021

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Pandemic Preparedness

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White Paper | Building A More Robust Supply Chain

9/15/2020

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

Understanding Healthcare Distribution