Leveraging Health Networks during Natural Disasters by AmerisourceBergen Corporation

AmerisourceBergen has 27 distribution centers that service more than 50,000 healthcare facilities nationwide. During natural disasters, AmerisourceBergen leverages its network of distribution centers, couriers and associates to ensure healthcare providers – particularly hospitals – gain access to critical pharmaceutical products. For example, after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, their transportation team identified alternative routes and delivery methods, such as airlifting supplies or using vehicles capable of navigating high-standing waters, to reach hospitals in the Houston metro area. Additionally, about a week before Hurricane Irma reached Florida, their associates reached out to hospitals and offered advanced ordering options and recommendations for when and how much product to order to ensure they had an adequate supply throughout the storm.