Friday, October 28, 2022
Dispensary of Hope’s long standing relationship with the MedSurplus Alliance (MSA) is integral to the mission of expanding access to lifesaving medicine for the low income, uninsured. Dispensary of Hope CEO, Christopher Palombo is an advocate and active supporter of the MedSurplus Alliance and active Council member. The opportunity to chair the council aligns with Chris’s personal and professional mission.
The MedSurplus Alliance is a program of The Task Force for Global Health a...
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Friday, October 28, 2022
Dispensary of Hope continues to expand access to medicine for people in need across the country. The many years of growth and commitment to serve are empowered by individual servants and organizations. Bob Pollock is one of those individuals. Bob and his wife have a longstanding commitment to the community and are now formally extending that to Dispensary of Hope.
Bob’s esteemed career has earned respect among government and industry leaders. Today, Bob is retired from Federal se...
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Friday, October 14, 2022
Cory Rogers, PharmD Candidate 2023, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a not-for-profit organization promoting health improvement by advancing the quality and value of healthcare in America. Recent events, including Covid-19 and provider burnout, have expanded the IHI Triple Aim to a Quintuple Aim. The goal of the Triple Aim was to articulate in an efficient way the aims of healthcare. The goals they proposed were to improve the pop...
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Friday, October 14, 2022
Tarik Barakta, PharmD Candidate 2023, Belmont University College of Pharmacy
August 2022, for more information please visit Naspa.us, and Safeproject.us
Patients visit their community pharmacies about two times as often as they do with their own physician.1 Pharmacists are a major point of intervention for patients, and they can have a long-standing impact on their health. This translates into prescription consultations, immunizations, and complete medication reviews (CMR). As the prescri...
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Monday, September 26, 2022
Cahaba Medical Care is a valued member of the Dispensary of Hope network since joining in 2017. With two clinic locations participating in the program, Cahaba Medical Care is actively expanding medication access to patients in Birmingham and Centreville, AL. To date, the clinics have dispensed over 120,000 prescriptions, free of charge to patients in need. The medications provided make the daily management of chronic diseases accessible and affordable, improving patients’ quality of lif...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Dispensary of Hope’s long standing relationship with the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) is integral to the mission of expanding access to lifesaving medicine for the low income, uninsured. Adding Dan Leonard to the National Advisory Council is a significant step toward serving more of the most vulnerable in the nation, improving health outcomes and reducing the overall healthcare cost burden.
Christopher Palombo, Dispensary of Hope CEO, “I am pleased to welcome Dan L...
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Thursday, August 25, 2022
Our mission to serve the most vulnerable with access to medication drives the ongoing commitment to measure and report on outcomes. In 2015, the Advisory Board Company produced a study and subsequent white paper that established the foundation of evidence of improved health outcomes and health system savings. We were not surprised but certainly pleased to see $650,000 in attributable savings per 1,000 patients. WATCH THE VIDEO. The 2015 study included one health system in a single geographic...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Bailey Dillon, PharmD Candidate 2023
Overdoses are the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States with recent increases influenced by multiple factors including the COVID-19 pandemic.1 In 2019, over 70% of overdose deaths involved an opioid.2 In 2020, there was a significant increase in opioid overdose deaths with a total of 68,630. This has increased from less than 50,000 deaths due to opioids in previous years.3 Reasons for overdose include: intentional, acciden...
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Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Bailey Dillon, PharmD Candidate 2023
Diabetes is a chronic disease that has a huge impact on one’s daily life and is the 7th leading cause of death in the United States.1 According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 37 million people in the United States have diabetes, and 1 in 5 don’t know they have it.2 Many of these patients become insulin resistant and therefore, require daily administration of insulin in order to main...
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Thursday, July 14, 2022
A View of the gathering (Photos : courtesy Chirag Patel – Universal Photography)
June 26, 2022, the newly opened Ritesh Shah Charitable Pharmacy, first independent charitable pharmacy in New Jersey, held a gala to raise funds and celebrate those who contributed to their opening. The pharmacy’s mission is to increase access to medications, immunizations, health education, and pharmacy services for uninsured and underserved patients and reduce clinical and social health inequities...
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Thursday, March 3, 2022
Recorded from March 2, 2022 - hosted by Dispensary of Hope and Charitable Pharmacies of America
Ideas and execution to identify and serve the most vulnerable featuring:
Alex Evans, Medical Writer, Pharmacy Project Manager, Ascension Florida
Pam Toney, Executive Director, Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine
Taylor Reed, Executive Director, Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio
Additional resources - Dispensary of Hope Marketing Toolkit
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at Thursday, March 3, 2022
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Each year, we recognize an individual within our network for going above and beyond in the extension of care to the vulnerable patients in their community. It was our honor to present Lucrecia Campisi, PharmD with the Hero of Hope Award in February in acknowledgment of all that she has done to champion medication access in New Jersey at Hackensack Meridian Health.
As a Population Health Clinical Pharmacist, Lucrecia has witnessed the struggle some patients face - choosing between bas...
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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Tens of millions of people entrust their health to generics and biosimilars. Hear their stories.
The Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) launched the Voices of Access Report and Patient Stories at the Access! 2022 conference February 14-16 - Event recap.
The Voices of Access Report includes a quote from Dispensary of Hope’s CEO Christopher Palombo.
Dispensary of Hope team members attended the event to connect with medication donors a...
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Monday, February 28, 2022
Each year, we bestow two Hero of Hope Awards - one to an individual and one to a partner facility. The Hero of Hope Award recipients go above and beyond for their patients, leading collaboration with others and inspiring systemic improvements to increase medication access within their communities. They implement innovative and meaningful ways to engage with and advocate for the most vulnerable among their patients.
We are thrilled to announce that Community Volunteers in Medicine was select...
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
Samantha Stewart
PharmD Candidate, 2022
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Transitions of Care Extern
Hackensack Meridian Health
Picture this: a patient, one of your regulars, comes to your clinic on an early Monday morning. Late last year, she came to your clinic newly-diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Initially, controlling her A1C posed a challenge after she was laid off from her full-time job. Yet ever since your clinic’s partnership with the ...
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Monday, July 26, 2021
In March, when Community Volunteers in Medicine announced the increase from 200% to 300% FPL (Federal Poverty Level) to their providers and volunteers, cheers were heard throughout the clinic. This increase means that more patients would now have access to medication at no cost to them.
Community Volunteer in Medicine staff Pharmacists, Suncire Moniz, Margaret Muller, and Susan Shughrue. (left to right)
Margaret Muller, Patient Assistance Coordinator, states that “Wit...
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Monday, May 17, 2021
Jamie Mothkovich - Executive Director for Community Medical Clinic of Aiken County met with Dispensary of Hope to discuss the impact of Mental Health treatment as a core element of a patient’s overall health.
Sometimes people think of mental health as completely separate from physical health, yet working in healthcare I’m sure you see first hand - the importance and interconnectivity between all of a patient's health needs. Can you speak to that, maybe how ha...
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Monday, May 3, 2021
Karen Ehlmann, Clinic Manager and Mark Norwine, Counselor at Volunteers in Medicine Saint Charles met with Dispensary of Hope to discuss the impact of Mental Health treatment as a core element of a patient’s overall health.
May is Mental Health Month, so we want to talk about how to change Mental Health stigma, with that in mind... If you could say one phrase to somebody who might be considering seeking help, what would that be?
Mark: It’s not unusual to seek counseling. Counsel...
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Monday, March 22, 2021
Combining nutrition and medication to improve patient health and save lives
Members of the Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio Team (pictured left to right are Janessa Cohrs, Sarah Tandon, and Sarah Jones).
The Charitable Pharmacy began as a joint project of the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church and Access Health Columbus, now the Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus. Since it opened in 2010, it has proven the value that strong community partnerships has on the ov...
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Friday, December 4, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/4/2020
Media inquiries: Matt Blount | matt.blount@dispensaryofhope.org
Many organizations are echoing the “now more than ever” refrain, but the Dispensary of Hope has been serving the needs of uninsured and low-income Americans for more than ten years. Now that the volume of need has expanded exponentially, the spotlight is brighter.
“Only a year ago, more than 25 million Americans were uninsured and over half of them were considered...
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Friday, October 30, 2020
Fiscal Year 2020 (July 2019-June 2020) has been a year of uncertainty, and the vast needs of low-income, uninsured Americans are expanding as the pandemic remains prevalent. The Dispensary of Hope team has not been untouched by the current events, and yet we proudly share that our work has remained consistent and our mission, strong.
We understand that we deliver more than just medicine. We deliver hope and improved quality of life to people who are suffering - and many are suffering...
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Mary Olson
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Friday, October 30, 2020
Friday, October 30, 2020
For nearly five years, Cone Health Community Health and Wellness Pharmacy has been a valuable partner of Dispensary of Hope. Our shared mission of expanding medication access to low-income, uninsured patients has been the driving force behind our work together.
Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, Cone Health Community Health and Wellness Pharmacy is within an internal medicine clinic. Since joining the Dispensary of Hope network in March 2016, the pharmacy has dispensed nearly 57,...
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Mary Olson
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Friday, October 30, 2020
Monday, March 16, 2020
Our commitment to provide medication for people in need is unchanged. Over the past few months we have been monitoring COVID-19 and identifying plans and actions to help mitigate risk. We have already implemented early preparedness response mechanisms, and are now taking additional action.
The top priorities for Dispensary of Hope
Safety and protection of employees, customers and the broader community
Operational stability - to ensure that patients and our site partners w...
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Matt Blount
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Monday, March 16, 2020
Monday, March 9, 2020
The commitment and effort to provide medication for the most vulnerable in our communities
can only be delivered with the help of partners like Nature’s Willow.
The opportunity to partner with an organization like Nature’s Willow is a significant addition to our supply, by providing access to Nature's Willow Balm, a natural topical pain reliever. The expansion of over-the-counter, natural and homeopathic medication provides relief for patients that woul...
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Friday, January 31, 2020
The Dispensary of Hope and San José Clinic celebrated five years of partnership on January 23rd, 2020 in Houston, Texas
San José Clinic in Houston, Texas hosted a celebration of their partnership with the Dispensary of Hope. This partnership has served, and continues to serve thousands of patients in the Houston area with access to medication.
The Dispensary of Hope, a national nonprofit organization headquartered in Nashville, TN, obtains prescription med...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
"Dispensary of Hope is excited to expand the ongoing effort with Lilly's insulin donation program," said Chris Palombo, Dispensary of Hope CEO. "Insulin saves lives, and the addition of donated Humalog and Basaglar KwikPens is important for the nation's uninsured, low-income community."
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
DISPENSARY OF HOPE LAUNCHES NATIONAL PATIENT AWARENESS AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN
Celebrating Partnerships Across America to Provide Free Prescriptions to Those in Need
Nashville, TN – January 7 – Dispensary of Hope is launching a national campaign to honor its partners – dispensing sites, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and funders – across America and to increase patient recruitment, Christopher Palombo, Chief Executive Officer of Dispensary of Hope announced to...
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Friday, October 25, 2019
This is a wonderful time of year, and not just because of the fall colors in Nashville, or that University of Tennessee football is in full swing. This time of year I’m always excited to attend Becker’s CEO/CFO Roundtable. This year’s conference runs November 11-13, 2019 in Chicago. www.beckershospitalreview.com/november-ceo-roundtable-conference/
As a leader in a mission-focused innovative non-profit, it’s always important to gain value from conferences, and Becker...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
The Mission House Clinic has announced a new partnership with the Dispensary of Hope, a nonprofit organization that helps provide medication to low-income patients.
Announced on Tuesday, this partnership will solidify Mission House’s ability to continue to provide free pharmaceuticals to their clients who lack access to medication coverage and live who below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.
For Mission House’s chronically ill patients, access to free medication i...
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Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Belmont University College of Pharmacy Healthcare Informatics Team Begins Collaboration with National Organizations to Provide Health Informatic Services
Belmont University College of Pharmacy provides its students with the opportunity to pursue Healthcare Informatics as a concentration. Dr. Anthony Blash, Pharm.D., BCompSc., CPHIMS, Associate Professor and lecturer in the College of Pharmacy’s Healthcare Informatics concentration has created a sequence of five courses and a on...
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Friday, May 31, 2019
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at Friday, May 31, 2019
Friday, May 31, 2019
Embracing technology is the biggest opportunity for pharmacies this year. Pharmacy leader Dr. Hillary Blackburn speaks with Becker’s about the ways in which pharmacy leaders can leverage technology to improve pharmacy programs. Get the full scope here:Click Here
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Friday, April 5, 2019
Click to read Press Release
DISPENSARY OF HOPE, AN INNOVATIVE CHARITY MEDICATION DISTRIBUTOR SUPPLYING PRIMARY CARE MEDICATION TO SAFETY NET CLINICS, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PHARMACIES, AND MEDICATION PROGRAMS, ANNOUNCES APPROVAL FOR SERVICES TO ALL 50 STATES
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Becker's Hospital Review recently asked her to discuss the skills pharmacy leaders need in today's healthcare climate, how to control pharmacy spend and what needs to change in the healthcare industry.
Here's what she had to say.
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Friday, September 28, 2018
The Opiod Epidemic - Pharmacist's Focus
The opioid epidemic that has swept this nation in the last decade is a matter to not take lightly. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 115 people die from an opioid overdose every single day.1 These overdoses occur on opioid drugs that are both illegally obtained and legally prescribed.2 These medications include:
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Thursday, July 12, 2018
The Dispensary of Hope is proud to announce our partnership with Lilly to provide insulin to low-income, uninsured communities. Through this new initiative, thousands of patients will benefit from this program. We are incredibly honored to be a partner with Lilly through their new Lilly Diabetes Solution Center.
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Friday, June 29, 2018
Every year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health leads a week-long campaign to raise awareness and encourage women to take charge of their health. Throughout the week, different events are hosted focusing on the unique health conditions affecting women. The Dispensary of Hope had the privilege to attend a Mylan hosted event in celebration of National Women’s Health Week and achievements to address women’s unique health challen...
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Friday, June 1, 2018
The Dispensary of Hope visited this past week with Meredith Good-Cohn, Health Research Assistant for the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Senator Lamar Alexander. We took time to described the quiet generosity of the medication manufacturer donors, as well as the outstanding work of our partner medication dispensing sites.
Pictured in the photo, (left to right) Christopher Palombo (CEO), Shakendra King (Distribution Associate), Catherine Estes...
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Monday, May 21, 2018
Earlier this month, members of the Dispensary of Hope team visited several new sites at Ascension - Wisconsin and AMITA Health in the Chicago, Illinois area that are being helped through the generous support pharmaceutical company donors
Ascension - Wisconsin
Last year, Dispensary of Hope implemented ten sites that are ministries of Ascension in Wisconsin into the network of charitable dispensing sites. Earlier this month, the team had the opportunity to meet with several of the Asce...
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Friday, May 11, 2018
On Tuesday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published new draft guidance to help trading partners in the pharmaceutical supply chain request waivers or exemptions from requirements in the Drug Supply Chain and Security Act (DSCSA).
The DSCSA, which was signed into law in 2013, aims to build a system by 2023 to identify and trace pharmaceuticals as they are distributed through the US supply chain, including the requirement of placing unique identifiers on medicine packaging that can...
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Thursday, April 19, 2018
Last week, members of the Dispensary of Hope team visited dispensing sites in EastTennessee. The team had a great opportunity to see sites from three different cities in action, serving the most vulnerable of their communities.
The sites visited were: East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Charitable Pharmacy in Johnson City, University of Tennessee Medical Center Pharmacy in Knoxville, and Morgan County Medical Center in Wartburg.
ETSU Charitable Pharmacy
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Thursday, March 8, 2018
The Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) has partnered with education technology leader EVERFI, Inc. to provide an online course on prescription drug safety to colleges and universities across the U.S. To learn more about the impact of this new nationwide educational initiative, read the full article here.
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Thursday, March 8, 2018
The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) was enacted in 2013 to improve the safety and security of medication distribution and dispensing in the United States, by keeping illegitimate product out of the supply chain. Its detailed and multi phased implementation is changing the ways transactions happen, from manufacturers to the wholesale channel and finally to points of dispensing and patients. There are many incremental steps along the path to full adoption, which began in 2-13...
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at Thursday, March 8, 2018
Thursday, March 8, 2018
As drug prices rise, the number of patients abandoning their prescription medications is increasing. One reason for prescription abandonment stems from the reluctance health providers and patients have in addressing the elephant in the room: financial affordability concerns. Clinicians are beginning to account for the profound impact financial constraints have on treatments and how these should be handled as viable medical concerns. Talking to your provider can lead to lower...
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Thursday, March 8, 2018
Last month, the Tennessee Hospital Association featured an article on the Dispensary of Hope program. The article highlights the Dispenary of Hope program for dispensing sites. We look forward to helping more sites reach more vulnerable patients in the United States. Read more here!
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at Thursday, March 8, 2018
Thursday, March 8, 2018
The destruction and devastation inflicted by hurricane's Harvey and Irma were unprecedented. Among the many difficulties faced during these two disasters was the lack of medication access. During both hurricane events, the Dispensary of Hope reached out to its industry association partners at the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) and the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) to facilitate the requests across the industry. The response from our manufact...
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