Category: Medication Access
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...
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at Thursday, January 13, 2022
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,...
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at Monday, July 26, 2021
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....
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at Monday, May 3, 2021
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...
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at Monday, March 22, 2021
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...
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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...
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Mary Olson
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Friday, October 30, 2020