Dr. Stanford joined IU Health in 2019 as vice president and chief pharmacy officer. Previously, he served as pharmacy operations director for community based care at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare. In his current role, he is focused on consolidating hospital- and clinic-based pharmacy operations, developing a strong team in partnership with the system’s human resources department, creating a five-year strategic plan for pharmacy operations, developing a centralized pharmacy hub for the system, creating internal pharmacy process standards and rolling out a new digital platform pharmacy services platform. He has over 25 years of experience leading various aspects of healthcare operations, as well as expertise in delivering operational and clinical initiatives to improve quality, efficiency and market share.
