FORT WAYNE, IND. – OCT. 23, 2023 – Parkview Health’s Jesse Stanton, vice president of supply chain, has been named as one of two inductees into the Bellwether League Foundation’s Future Famers Class of 2023, an award recognizing early-career supply chain professionals making an impact in the industry.
Stanton was one of two professionals who received the recognition, joining 37 past inductees. The Future Famers recognition honors supply chain professionals early in their careers who are not yet eligible for the Bellwether League Foundation’s Hall of Fame, but have made notable contributions to the profession and their industry.
The Bellwether League Foundation, launched in 2007, identifies and honors men and women who have demonstrated significant leadership in, influence on and contributions to the healthcare supply chain. The organization also provides education and professional development opportunities, as well as grants and scholarships to students pursuing future work in supply chain-related careers.
At Parkview, Stanton has served in several supply chain roles, including supervisor of purchased services, manager of purchasing and contracting, and director of supply chain integration. Stanton has been employed with Parkview Health for 24 years and is a U.S. Army veteran. He received his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and earned a master’s degree in business administration and healthcare management from Western Governors University. He is also a certified materials and resource professional through the American Hospital Association.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Stanton helped ensure that Parkview maintained access to critical supplies and services for front-line clinical workers by expanding and vetting acquisitions from local, non-traditional and international vendors. Because of his efforts, needed supplies never went out of stock, even during the busiest points of the pandemic.
As supply chain manager, Stanton also developed processes for managing substitute products acquired to offset backorders and minimize waste. He’s generated more than $65 million in contract savings and cost-avoidance within the last five years.
“It takes incredible effort and commitment to stock all of Parkview’s 13 hospitals and more than 200 physician practices to ensure they operate without interruption,” said Dena Jacquay, chief administrative officer, Parkview Health. “We are grateful to have Jesse Stanton as part of our all-star team of supply chain professionals who ensure that our providers and co-workers have the tools they need to deliver care.”
Stanton’s induction is not the first recognition Parkview has received from the Bellwether League Foundation. In 2021, Senior Vice President of Support Services Donna Van Vlerah received the Dean S. Ammer Award for Healthcare Supply Chain Performance Excellence. Prior to that, she was also a Future Famers inductee in 2015.