INFECTION PREVENTION AND SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERS
BY DANIEL BEAIRD
Rapid Response Parkview Health’s supply chain team deployed a self-distribution system to help quell issues during the height of the pandemic.
The process for evaluating IP-related products hasn’t changed for Fort
health system in the best position to provide
Wayne, Indiana-based Parkview Health, which includes seven acute care hospitals across
excellent care to all in need.”
three states. However, the speed increased due to demand and availability of products during the height of the pandemic. What would typically take a few months in reviews
Masks, gloves, surface disinfectants and hand sanitizers
and committees took one week.
Supply and procurement for gloves, “Aligning the evaluation process to
masks, surface disinfectant, and hand-
market availability was a transformational
washing soap and sanitizers were criti-
shift for our organization,” said Jesse Stan-
cal. Masks saw utilization in areas that
ton, director of supply chain integration for
otherwise didn’t use them, in part due the
Parkview Health. “Fortunately, our IP team
changing CDC guidelines. “Mask demand
was integrated into our incident command
in some cases increased by 1,000% and
center and that allowed for evaluation to
restrictions were placed on ordering
occur in a timely fashion.”
through our normal supply lines and pri-
“Every disaster or pandemic, whether
mary distributor,” Stanton said. “Alloca-
realized or feared, has been on our radar for
tions from primary procurement vendors
years,” Stanton added. “We are constantly
were put in place based on usage in the
conducting risk assessments on every type
fourth quarter of 2019.” This caused Parkview Health’s procure-
of disaster and strategizing on how best to stock, procure and evaluate to place our
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Jesse Stanton
ment team to reach out to nontraditional
June 2021 | The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
