Supply chain vulnerable in many ways.
The specter of terrorism has reached the materials management department, now that a supply room worker in a New York hospital has died from anthrax. At the same time, the tragedy of the Sept. 11 attacks has led hospitals and their vendors to realize that "partnership" is not just a trendy word for business association anymore; it is a strategy for survival.
D000881:Anthrax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D023482:Bioterrorism; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007445:Inventories, Hospital; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States