FEATURED NEWS

• Jon Giacomin of Cardinal Health, Inc., Elected Chairman of HDA Board of Directors

  September 26, 2016

  The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA, formerly HDMA) announced the election of Jon Giacomin, Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical segment, Cardinal Health, Inc., as Chairman of the HDA Board of Directors at its Annual Board and Membership Meeting.

• EPA Waste Rule Examined in HDA Op-Ed for Chain Drug Review

  August 8, 2016

  An op-ed written for Chain Drug Review by HDA’s Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Anita Ducca, examines the implications of the EPA’s proposed rule on managing pharmaceutical waste. This rule proposes a sector-based approach to managing pharmaceutical waste, with unique waste-management requirements tailored to the operations of a number of specific healthcare facilities.

• H. D. Smith's Henry Dale Smith, Jr., Presented With the 2016 Nexus Award for Lifetime Achievement

  June 14, 2016

  The HDA Research Foundation (formerly the Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research), Genentech Inc., a member of the Roche Group, and Mylan Inc., honored Henry Dale Smith, Jr., of H. D. Smith Holding Company with the 2016 Nexus Award for Lifetime Achievement. The HDA Research Foundation is the charitable research arm of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA, formerly the Healthcare Distribution Management Association).

• HDMA Launches New Identity as the Healthcare Distribution Alliance

  June 13, 2016

  HDMA President and CEO John M. Gray announced that the organization has changed its name to the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA), effective immediately, at the opening general session of its 2016 Business and Leadership Conference in Colorado Springs. Additionally, HDA’s non-profit charitable research foundation, the Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research, will now be known as the HDA Research Foundation.

• AmeriCares Honors Fresenius Kabi USA with Power of Partnership Award

  June 13, 2016

  AmeriCares presented its annual Power of Partnership Award to Fresenius Kabi USA today in recognition of the company’s outstanding commitment to helping disaster survivors and improving health care access around the world. Fresenius Kabi, which specializes in lifesaving medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition, is a committed supporter of AmeriCares emergency response and global health programs. The company provides valuable product donations that allow health workers to provide quality care.