Worth Repeating
“Following the Sept. 11 attack and the possibility of having no air supply transports, [United Parcel Service] trucking twiddled their thumbs and said they didn’t work weekends.”
Patrick Wirfel, president of the Association for Healthcare Resources & Materials Management and director of materials management, Simi Valley Hospital, Simi Valley, CA
“Hospitals are starting to stockpile a little more often. Instead of three- to five-day supplies, they are going for seven- to 10-day supplies. This is more common at suburban hospitals than urban, where they have more storage space.”
Paul Richter, risk management coordinator for support services, South Carolina Hospital Association, West Columbia, SC, on supply behavior after the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington.
“We have spent in the last three years $1 per year per American on bioterrorism preparedness. We are basically getting what we paid for.”
Dr. Tara O’Toole, director of the Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
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