Press Release: Caresfield Recognized with Capstone Innovative Partner Award 

Contracted Supplier of Tourniquets, Labels, Identification Bands and Specimen Collection Products Recognized for Excellence 

Contact: 

Tom Sedlacek 

Tom.sedlacek@caresfield.com 

952-890-7100 

LAKEVILLE, Minn, Nov. 14 – Caresfield LLC, a U.S. manufacturer and distributor of healthcare consumable products was recognized with the Innovative Partner Award from Capstone Health Alliance at Capstone Forum 2022 last month in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Innovative Partner Award, first presented in 2014, honors key suppliers who demonstrate the highest caliber in consistent support, proactive improvement, quality product, supply availability, training and transparency.  

Capstone Innovative Partner Award
Capstone’s Innovative Partner Award.

Tim Bugg, president and CEO at Capstone Health Alliance said Caresfield’s service and pricing were key factors for the recognition.  

“Caresfield has a great team. Every time we launch a contract together, they always work with us to provide the best pricing on both local and Premier agreements,” Bugg said. “We rarely have pricing or backorder issues. When something does come up, Caresfield is very responsive.” 

For Caresfield, the award reinforces the organization’s commitment to providing customers with a reliable supply of consumable products and outstanding customer service. Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships Kacie Bemmels works closely with Capstone to provide members with disposable phlebotomy tourniquets, labels, identification bands, exam gloves and other specimen collection products.  

Caresfield at Capstone Forum 2022
Caresfield’s team at Capstone Forum 2022.

“It has truly been an honor to work with the Capstone organization over the past six years to bring their members value,” Bemmels said. “Capstone has become one of our top partners. We genuinely appreciate the collaboration and look forward to many more years working together.” 

As a committed supply chain partner, Caresfield manufactures labels in the U.S. and is a trusted provider of phlebotomy tourniquets, exam gloves and other specimen collection products.  

About Capstone Health Alliance 

Headquartered in Asheville, N.C., Capstone Health Alliance is a growing regional healthcare purchasing organization with hundreds of hospitals and thousands of other healthcare providers and non-health members in 50 states. We deliver real savings and provide actionable data that enables better supply chain decisions. With a focus on helping our membership reduce costs, improve quality and share best practices, Capstone members enjoy consistent price parity regardless of size or facility type. Our members harness the power of member collaboration to share best practices and improve clinical performance. 

Learn more about Capstone.

About Caresfield 

Humanity in business is not a novel concept. At Caresfield, it’s the core of who we are. We’ve spent the last 30 years dedicated to providing healthcare facilities with the most responsive and humanized service in the industry. From our elevated customer care to our products that deliver exactly what you need, exactly when you need it. We see you; we hear you; we understand, and we are here for you. Because humanity makes business better. 




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