Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dispensary of Hope is a not-for-profit social venture that provides sustainable access to medications for underinsured communities. Winner of the 2010 Social Innovation Award for supply chain innovations, the organization includes a central fill pharmacy license in the State of Tennessee, as well as a multi-state licensed distribution center that provides donated medicine to a network of clinic and pharmacy dispensing sites across 14 states through a proprietary online system.
A Symbiotic Solution for Patients and Manufacturers
The Dispensary of Hope maintains its inventory through partnerships that create value for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Benefits include:
- Decreased operational challenges from warehouse overcapacity
- Decreased destruction costs and impact on the environment
- Redirection of surplus inventory to patients in need which reinforces social responsibility of organization
- Tax write-off for donated product
- Expansion of existing prescription assistance initiatives in a cost-effective manner through Central Fill
Medications donated to the Dispensary of Hope help save and change lives by giving patients access to essential medicine. Patients will be able to manage chronic diseases, avoid costly emergency room care, maintain employment and improve overall quality of life.
For More Information...
Contact Scott Cornwell, COO, at 888.428.HOPE (4673) or scott.cornwell@dispensaryofhope.org.
