St. Louis Entrepreneur Receives $1M to Build Innovative Pharmacy After Walgreens Closings
St. Louis Entrepreneur Receives $1M to Build Innovative Pharmacy After Walgreens Closings
ST. LOUIS, July 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 31-year old Dr. Marcus Howard is a St. Louis entrepreneur who recently received $1M to build an innovative new pharmacy to combat the impact of Walgreens closings in his hometown. GreaterHealth Pharmacy & Wellness is a full-service pharmacy that combines free delivery and telehealth services to allow patients in pharmacy deserts to get care from the comfort of their homes. There are currently 45,000 residents in St. Louis living in pharmacy deserts and with more Walgreens closings on the horizon, the number could grow significantly.
2024年7月9日，圣路易斯 /美通社/--31岁的马库斯・霍华德博士是一位圣路易斯的企业家，最近获得了100万美元的资金，建立了一家创新的新药房，以应对Walgreens在他的家乡关闭所带来的影响。GreaterHealth Pharmacy & Wellness是一家提供免费送药和远程医疗服务的全方位药房，可以让药店荒漠地区的患者在家中得到关爱。圣路易斯目前有45000名居民生活在药店荒漠地带，随着更多的Walgreens的关闭可能导致这一数字显著增长。
After local Walgreens closures began to create pharmacy deserts for thousands of residents in St. Louis, Dr. Howard began raising $1M to build a pharmacy that would help address the growing pharmacy deserts in his hometown. According to a podcast on Nine PBS, Dr. Howard got the boost he needed when he met fellow St. Louis resident and Build-a-Bear Workshop Founder, Maxine Clark. With Clark's business background and expansive network, the two were able to identify 80 potential investors for the project. After receiving 79 rejections, a local foundation focused on health equity gave Dr. Howard a $1M investment to build GreaterHealth Pharmacy & Wellness.
当当地Walgreens的关闭开始为圣路易斯数千名居民创造药房荒漠时，霍华德博士开始筹集100万美元，建立一家药房，以帮助解决他家乡日益严重的药房荒漠问题。根据Nine PBS播客的报道，霍华德博士在与同为圣路易斯居民和Build-a-Bear Workshop创始人Maxine Clark相遇时获得了所需的支持。利用克拉克的商业背景和广泛的人脉，他们共同确定了80个潜在的投资者。在遭到79个拒绝之后，一个专门关注健康公平的当地基金会为霍华德博士提供了100万美元的投资，以建立GreaterHealthPharmacy & Wellness药房。
St. Louis Entrepreneur Receives $1M to Build Innovative Pharmacy After Walgreens Closings
圣路易斯企业家获得100万美元，用于在沃尔格林关闭之后建造创新的药店。
From a centrally located hub, the pharmacy delivers medication to the homes of residents across the metropolitan area. They also employ a team of pharmacists who provide telehealth services over the phone or on Zoom. Telehealth services include medication education, comprehensive medication review, health screenings, coordinating provider appointments and more. "To make pharmacy more accessible in pharmacy deserts we are first bridging the trust gap and second, we are making it more convenient by offering free delivery and telehealth options," says Dr. Howard. The pharmacy has also trademarked the phrase radically inclusive, culturally responsive pharmacy and has a mission to provide services to all people and across all lines of difference.
这家药房从中央位置的枢纽开始，向大都市区的居民提供药物配送服务。同时还雇有一支团队的药剂师，通过电话或Zoom等方式提供远程医疗服务。远程医疗服务包括药物教育、全面药物评估、健康筛查、协调医疗预约等。"为了使药店更加方便地进入药店荒漠地带，我们首先要弥合信任差距，第二，我们要通过提供免费送货和远程医疗选择方便它。"霍华德博士说。该药房还注册了“根本包容、文化响应式的药房”这一短语，并致力于为所有人群、跨越所有差异线提供服务。
Dr. Howard has plans to scale his model across Missouri and is interested in partnering with investors to scale this model across the U.S. in communities that are significantly impacted by Walgreens closings and those living in severe pharmacy deserts.
霍华德博士计划在整个密苏里州推广他的模式，并有意与投资者合作，在面临Walgreens关闭和严重药房荒漠问题的社区推广这一模式。
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SOURCE GreaterHealth Pharmacy & Wellness
来源：大健康合作社大药房与健康。