Building Resilience: Safeguarding Healthcare Supply Chains
In an exclusive webinar, we examine the way healthcare teams are addressing supply chain risk to create more resilient procurement and supply chain strategies.
In healthcare, a supply chain delay isn't just a logistical hiccup; it’s a risk to patient care. In today’s landscape, providers are navigating a perfect storm of global volatility, strict regulations and surging demand. To stay ahead, organisations must move past traditional models and embrace a more agile, transparent approach to procurement.
Join Healthcare Digital and Amazon Business for an exclusive webinar looking into how industry leaders are reinforcing their supply networks. Across the discussion, attendees will explore the digital tools and strategic shifts necessary to safeguard continuity and ensure that essential supplies are always where they need to be.
Supply Chain Risk & Resilience in Healthcare takes place on March 31 at 4pm GMT.
Navigating global volatility and clinical demand
For many, the supply chain is more than a logistical pathway; it is the lifeline of clinical delivery. From life-saving biologics to temperature-sensitive vaccines, the integrity of these products depends on a seamless ‘cold chain’. When this chain breaks, the cost isn't just financial; it’s measured in patient safety and treatment efficacy.
Data reveals a system under immense strain. In the UK, the National Audit Office reports that while the NHS manages US$4.5bn in procurement, over a quarter of orders arrive an average of 22 days late. In Ethiopia, stock-outs and expiration waste plague nearly 30% of the network. Meanwhile, the US is currently grappling with over 250 active drug shortages.
Strategic tools for risk mitigation
Across the webinar, attendees will obtain a number of key takeaways, including:
- Risk mitigation: Pinpoint and neutralise modern supply chain vulnerabilities.
- Agile procurement: Strategies to build a more flexible and responsive sourcing network.
- Digital transformation: How to leverage tech for real-time visibility and monitoring.
- Strategic alignment: Connecting procurement goals directly to patient outcomes.
- Future-readiness: Actionable steps to build a more robust, long-term operation.
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Innovating the "Last Mile"
To combat these failures, logistics leaders like are rethinking temperature-controlled transport. Tools like traditional water-based coolants are being replaced by advanced phase-change technology, extending cold box performance to five days.
Sustainability is also driving a shift in strategy. By moving from airfreight to sea, which generates 47 times less CO₂, and adopting circular rental models for packaging, the industry is proving that environmental goals and operational efficiency can go hand-in-hand.
Full visibility is now vital; real-time data and predictive modelling are the tools that will determine how effectively care is delivered.
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Meet the speakers
Hugh Amiel, Sr. Director, Procurement & Supply Chain at University Health Network
As the Senior Director of Supply Chain Procurement at University Health Network (UHN), Hugh leverages extensive leadership experience to drive strategic sourcing and contract negotiation. Hugh oversees UHN’s procurement operations, focusing on efficient resource allocation and innovative supply chain strategies.
By navigating the complexities of the healthcare environment, he ensures that the organisation’s procurement initiatives directly support the seamless delivery of high-quality patient care.
Darrell Culpepper, Vice President of Supply Chain at Integra
Darrell is a senior executive who leads enterprise operations with a focus on scale, clarity and results.
His background spans more than twenty years in complex organisations across sectors that include Fortune 500 corporations, high-growth ventures and private equity-backed businesses