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，聖路易斯 /美通社/--31歲的馬庫斯・霍華德博士是一位聖路易斯的企業家，最近獲得了100萬美元的資金，建立了一家創新的新藥房，以應對Walgreens在他的家鄉關閉所帶來的影響。GreaterHealth Pharmacy & Wellness是一家提供免費送藥和遠程醫療服務的全方位藥房，可以讓藥店荒漠地區的患者在家中得到關愛。聖路易斯目前有45000名居民生活在藥店荒漠地帶，隨着更多的Walgreens的關閉可能導致這一數字顯著增長。
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.
噹噹地Walgreens的關閉開始爲聖路易斯數千名居民創造藥房荒漠時，霍華德博士開始籌集100萬美元，建立一家藥房，以幫助解決他家鄉日益嚴重的藥房荒漠問題。根據Nine PBS播客的報道，霍華德博士在與同爲聖路易斯居民和Build-a-Bear Workshop創始人Maxine Clark相遇時獲得了所需的支持。利用克拉克的商業背景和廣泛的人脈，他們共同確定了80個潛在的投資者。在遭到79個拒絕之後，一個專門關注健康公平的當地基金會爲霍華德博士提供了100萬美元的投資，以建立GreaterHealthPharmacy & Wellness藥房。
St. Louis Entrepreneur Receives $1M to Build Innovative Pharmacy After Walgreens Closings
聖路易斯企業家獲得100萬美元，用於在沃爾格林關閉之後建造創新的藥店。
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.
這家藥房從中央位置的樞紐開始，向大都市區的居民提供藥物配送服務。同時還僱有一支團隊的藥劑師，通過電話或Zoom等方式提供遠程醫療服務。遠程醫療服務包括藥物教育、全面藥物評估、健康篩查、協調醫療預約等。"爲了使藥店更加方便地進入藥店荒漠地帶，我們首先要彌合信任差距，第二，我們要通過提供免費送貨和遠程醫療選擇方便它。"霍華德博士說。該藥房還註冊了“根本包容、文化響應式的藥房”這一短語，並致力於爲所有人群、跨越所有差異線提供服務。
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.
霍華德博士計劃在整個密蘇里州推廣他的模式，並有意與投資者合作，在面臨Walgreens關閉和嚴重藥房荒漠問題的社區推廣這一模式。
Media Contact: Judith Jackson
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媒體聯繫人：朱迪絲・傑克遜
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SOURCE GreaterHealth Pharmacy & Wellness
來源：大健康合作社大藥房與健康。