When Pigs Fly A Multidisciplinary Approach to Navigating a Critical Heparin Shortage

This journal article summarizes how Massachusetts General Hospital activated its Hospital Incident Command System to address the threat of a heparin drug shortage following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in 2019. ASF affected China's pig population, which is where most of the crude heparin is derived, and then supplied to the U.S. The article details the operations, challenges and barriers, and process implementation of the Emergency Operations Plan.