BD Diagnostics - Preanalytical Systems

In a Time of Uncertainty... BD Can Help.

Your facility’s continuity of patient care during a potential crisis is top of mind at BD Diagnostics – Preanalytical Systems. We continually monitor and prepare for a broad range of potential crises that could disrupt our ability to provide high-quality medical products to healthcare providers and patients who need them.

Our planning for a pandemic is just one example of our approach to business continuity. BD is taking important steps to protect business operations around the world in the event of a pandemic. At BD Diagnostics – Preanalytical Systems, we are developing contingency plans to support delivery of products to our customers with the same high quality standards you have come to expect from BD. To achieve this goal, in the event of a pandemic crisis, we will streamline our manufacturing processes to a limited offering of those items which are medically necessary.

At BD, we continuously monitor the recommendations of national and global health organizations to ensure our plans are in accordance. We are communicating with federal, state, and local governments about the need for significant, collaborative, proactive planning to maximize the healthcare industry’s ability to provide critical medical supplies during a pandemic.

We are actively reaching out to key stakeholders (including suppliers, distributors, instrument companies, and customers) to raise awareness of potential supply chain challenges, and to ensure consistency around planning assumptions to best serve you.

In the case of pandemic, there are many aspects to preparedness that your facility will need to consider that it can be overwhelming. BD can help you plan so that critical medical supplies are where they need to be at the time of need. Knowing that product will be available during a crisis offers some peace of mind, similar to the assurance of having an umbrella available, even if the day looks sunny.

Product planning is a critical area to include in your thinking. We recommend that you identify an ideal pandemic stocking level for your facility and that you increase stock over time to achieve this level, rather than rapidly stockpiling. At the same time, we strongly recommend that you implement strict rotation policies to ensure proper utilization of products prior to their expiration dates.

Please keep in mind that BD Diagnostics – Preanalytical Systems will reduce and streamline manufacturing processes to a limited offering during a crisis event. There will be several considerations in the event that your product choices are not available in a crisis situation and/or if supply chain disruptions occur. In those cases, listed beside are several areas to consider as precautionary measures.

Although BD is doing its best to plan and to help our customers plan, there are no guarantees in the face of uncertainty. We are demonstrating our commitment to preparedness and we are also committed to helping you. Together we can help mitigate the impact of a pandemic event.

BD Can Help.

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