Hospital-supply buyer Premier strikes a multiyear deal with mask maker Prestige Ameritech. “The pandemic shined a light on some of the constrictions of the supply chain,” Premier's president said.
Hospital-supply buyer Premier Inc. struck a multiyear deal with mask maker Prestige Ameritech Ltd., an early effort to reverse decades of outsourcing of medical-equipment production.
Medical masks, especially those known as N95s that can filter out 95% of very small particles, have been in short supply as the coronavirus pandemic has spread around the world. U.S. capacity to make many of these medical products declined in recent decades as hospitals turned to cheaper foreign sources, especially in China.
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