BlueBin in the News
Read about BlueBin’s products and services implemented in working hospitals and healthcare institutions across the United States
Capsa Healthcare
Capsa Healthcare Acquires BlueBin to Advance Intelligent Clinical Supply Management
Jul 2025
Strategic acquisition integrates predictive analytics and Kanban methodology with point-of-care solutions to streamline supply operations and support clinical care delivery.
Wellstar Health System
Supply Chain Keeps Care Moving with WellBin
Jun 2025
Behind every successful patient interaction is a supply chain that works quietly but powerfully in the background. The Wellstar supply chain team uncovered critical gaps in our supply room processes—from expired products and unused inventory to time-consuming manual counts and inconsistent practices across departments.
American Healthcare Leader
Luigi Estrera Streamlines and Enhances CHLA’s Surgical Capabilities
Aug 2024
When he came to the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Luigi Estrera took on a role in which his predecessor had spent an unprecedented 56 years before moving on to another position in the organization. Fortunately, Estrera was brought in under a succession plan that allowed him to spend a year soaking up all that institutional knowledge.
American Healthcare Leader
Matthew Sasai Brings Kanban to Queens Health System
Dec 2023
Matthew Sasai had a sense of purpose far before many even knew where their lives would go. The native son of Guam was reared with the core principles of the indigenous Chamorro people—the culture and identity in which his mother was raised. Raised by his parents to honor hard work, humility, and decency above all else, Sasai knew early on where he belonged.
Press Release
BlueBin Revolutionizes Healthcare Supply Chain Management with BBID
Aug 2023
BlueBin Inc. announced that they would release BBID, its new electronic two-bin Kanban solution, at the 2023 AHRMM annual convention in Orlando, Florida, on August 7th, 2023. BBID brings the healthcare supply chain to the next frontier by combining RFID, LED lighting, and voice technology.
Press Release
BlueBin Announces Updates to BlueQ SmartScan
May 2021
BlueBin, today announced updates to their best-in-class, enterprise supply chain analytics platform. BlueQ SmartScan is designed to replace aged and expensive handhelds with a great deal of added functionality and allows Supply Chain Managers to give their Kanban or traditional Par replenishment systems a boost.
Revcycle Intelligence
How a Small Hospital Developed Lean Supply Chain Management
September 2016
A North Carolina-based community hospital saved over $2.62 million by implementing lean healthcare supply chain management processes. When hospitals start to dig into how their organizations can reduce healthcare costs without lowering care quality, many run the risk of overlooking several cost-cutting opportunities…
JACR
Reliable and Efficient Supply Chain Management in Radiology: Implementation of a Two-Bin Demand-Flow System
February 2016
Medical supplies typically account for approximately 20% to 40% of hospital costs, second in expense only to labor. Typical hospital supply-chain systems are often costly, with large inventories and labor expense related to associates searching for needed items.
Executive Insight Magazine
Transforming Materials Management Strategies to Meet the Needs of Healthcare Reform
August 2015
How Martin Health System realized significant cost savings by moving to a lean supply chain model. As hospitals transform their fee schedules and march on with other transitions, supply chain leaders will need to be invited to play a larger role in the process. Supply chain leaders can contribute to strategic planning conversations by…
Delaware Business Times
Hospital borrows ideas from manufacturing
October 2014
When you treat small humans instead of small cars, you can’t use all Toyota’s timesaving techniques, but the new wing at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children comes close. The wing is actually a 450,000-square-foot solution. Using just-in-time delivery systems and value stream mapping, the hospital has already been able to shave its emergency room wait time and the new wing will likely reduce it further.
Supply Chain Market
BlueBin Inc., announces the release of its Supply Chain Management (SCM) Dashboard
August 2014
BlueBin Inc., a lean supply chain solution provider, announced the release of its Supply Chain Management (SCM) Dashboard, a stand-alone analytics and sourcing platform that will help hospitals of all sizes improve supply administration, drive greater operational efficiency, and reduce waste. By monitoring the use of supplies with BlueBin’s SCM Dashboard, hospitals…
The New York Times
Factory Efficiency Comes to the Hospital
July 2010
TWO years ago, the supply system at Seattle Children’s Hospital was so unreliable that Susanne Matthews, a nurse in the intensive care unit, would stockpile stuff — catheters in the closet, surgical dressings in patients’ dresser drawers and clamps in the nurse’s office. And she wasn’t the only one.