Penn Highlands Healthcare Opens Three Community Pharmacies
Penn Highlands Healthcare recently opened new retail pharmacies to provide patients, their families and the communities we serve with greater convenience and continuity of care.
Penn Highlands Community Pharmacy - Clearfield
With the opening of Penn Highlands Community Pharmacy – Clearfield, people in the Greater Clearfield region have a convenient Penn Highlands Healthcare retail pharmacy with drive-thru service. Situated in the heart of the borough's business district, the pharmacy is located at 307 E. Market Street in Clearfield, in the former Rite Aid Pharmacy.
"We are delighted to have this opportunity to offer the people in Clearfield and surrounding regions with a retail pharmacy," said Michelle Bennett, Pharm D, BCPS, System Director, Retail Pharmacy for Penn Highlands Healthcare. "Our patients benefit because the pharmacy has access to their medical records within our health system which enables greater collaboration between the pharmacists and the providers."
Laura Adams, Vice President of Operations for Penn Highlands Clearfield, cites additional patient benefits, "By providing a retail pharmacy in the downtown business district, it enables Penn Highlands to offer a more integrated approach to health care which ultimately benefits the people in the region."
Penn Highlands Community Pharmacy - Clearfield offers:
- Convenient drive-thru service
- Cost savings through special programs and financial assistance program
- Auto refill program
- Easy refill phone requests
- Prescription text alerts
- Pharmacist consultation and medication review
- Over-the-counter medications
- Gifts and snacks
The pharmacy fills all prescriptions including those from Penn Highlands Healthcare physicians and providers as well as from providers not affiliated with the health system. Prescription transfers are welcome. Many different insurance plans are accepted including UPMC. Penn Highlands Community Pharmacy – Clearfield is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM and on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. For more information, call 814-768-2175.
Penn Highlands Community Pharmacy - Mon Valley
Penn Highlands Healthcare recently opened our first community pharmacy in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Penn Highlands Community Pharmacy - Mon Valley is located on the campus of Penn Highlands Mon Valley on the ground floor of the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center. Its location on the hospital campus enables patients to have their prescriptions filled after receiving care.
"We are delighted to have the opportunity to offer our patients, employees and the community with a retail pharmacy," said Josh LaFleur, Regional Market President -- Southwest Region for Penn Highlands Healthcare. "The pharmacy provides easy access not only to prescriptions but to our knowledgeable pharmacists."
Penn Highlands Community Pharmacy - Mon Valley offers the services people enjoy at the health system's other retail pharmacies including:
- Auto refill program
- Prescription text alerts
- Pharmacists available for consultations and medication reviews
Penn Highlands Community Pharmacy – Mon Valley is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
For more information, call 724-258-1775.
Penn Highlands Community Pharmacy - St. Marys
St. Marys Pharmacy relocated from Railroad Street in St. Marys to the Penn Highlands Eye Center Building on the campus of Penn Highlands Elk at 765 Johnsonburg Road in St. Marys. The pharmacy was rebranded as Penn Highlands Community Pharmacy – St. Marys. It is important to note that the Eye Center remains in its current location offering the same expert care.
“Relocating the retail pharmacy closer to the hospital helps to enhance patient care and improve medication management,” said Julie Peer, President of Penn Highlands Elk and Penn Highlands Brookville. “Patients enjoy the ease of having their prescriptions filled onsite upon discharge or leaving their physician offices. In addition, members of the community enjoy the convenient drive-thru service which means there will be no need to leave their vehicle to pick up their medications."
In addition to patient convenience, the move is beneficial for all of the pharmacy’s customers throughout the region by offering:
- Ease of filling or refilling prescriptions
- Drive-thru service
- Free parking
- Service seven days a week
- Free delivery service
- Easy refill request by phone and online
- Bubble pack medication options
- Immunizations and vaccinations for the flu, shingles and pneumonia
- Pharmacists consultation and review
- Over-the-counter medications
- Gifts and snacks
The pharmacy is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM; Saturday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM; and Sunday from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM.
For more information, call 814-834-3017.