A Retrospective Report of a Multi-hospital Health System’s Response to Mitigate the 2024 Worldwide Shortage of Blood Culture Media and Maintain Standard-of-Care Testing

Handling widespread shortages in situations of single suppliers requires rapid assembly of key stakeholders with decision-making authority and support of executive leadership. Existing frameworks of experienced teams quickly assessed the situation, worked on mitigation measures, predicted future challenges, and implemented alternatives to ensure patient care was not disrupted.