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11 March 2022

Disinfectant shortage leads to first-time collaboration

Collaboration between HSV, a local supplier and an Australian biotechnology organisation to accelerate approvals for a locally-sourced alternative has meant health services have been able to avoid a shortage of essential disinfectant for cardiac surgery equipment.

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23 December 2021

Five minutes with HSV Executive Director Supply Chain Mili Cohen

Mili Cohen joined HSV in November 2021 as our first-ever Executive Director Supply Chain. Mili brings extensive logistics experience across the retail, dairy, grocery and healthcare sectors including senior roles at Linfox, Super Retail Group, Bulla Diary Foods and Lion Dairy and Drinks.

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23 December 2021

Up-classification of surgical mesh devices

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has recently up-classified implantable surgical mesh devices from Class IIb (medium-risk devices) to Class III (high-risk devices).

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22 December 2021

HSV opens Victoria’s largest warehouse for public health goods

HealthShare Victoria’s (HSV’s) new Derrimut Distribution Centre (DC) is stocked with more than 2,000 medical and health related goods for our first health service customers from the Royal Melbourne Hospital group.

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