WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Pharmacy,
the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), announced today that
it is deploying emergency pharmacy resources and general assistance
to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. A mobile pharmacy unit
has been set up outside the NRG Center in Houston, where evacuees are now able to pick
up prescriptions, purchase over-the-counter medications and receive
recommended vaccines. The mobile pharmacy will be in service
from 8 am to 8 pm.
Additionally, CVS Pharmacy, in cooperation with the Texas
Department of State Health Services, will provide pharmacy services
to Texas residents who have been
displaced by the Hurricane through "pop up" pharmacies that are
being deployed at emergency shelters in Austin, Dallas and San
Antonio. "Pop up" pharmacies place pharmacists and pharmacy
personnel at the shelters to counsel patients and facilitate the
delivery of prescriptions from nearby pharmacies. Through this
arrangement, CVS Pharmacy will be able to fill a one-time
"emergency" prescription, up to a 30-day supply, for shelter
residents who are displaced or without their medication.
These new actions follow a donation from the CVS Health
Foundation announced earlier this week of $200,000 towards relief and recovery efforts,
which includes $50,000 each to
the Greater Houston Community Foundation and the American Red
Cross, as well as $25,000 to Salvation Army, to aid the
greater Houston area in supporting local residents as
they begin the recovery and rebuilding process. The CVS Health
Foundation will also match colleague donations up to $25,000.
In addition, CVS Health has donated more than $90,000 worth of in-kind products including
personal hygiene, clean-up and over-the-counter items to area
shelters and continues to work with shelters throughout
Texas to support those displaced.
CVS Health has also partnered with the American Red Cross to set up
an easy way for customers looking to donate to Hurricane Harvey
relief efforts at
https://www.redcross.org/donate/cm/cvspharmacy-pub.
About CVS Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), is
America's leading retail pharmacy with over 9,700 locations. It is
the first national pharmacy to end the sale of tobacco and the
first pharmacy in the nation to receive the Community Pharmacy
accreditation from URAC, the leading health care accreditation
organization that establishes quality standards for the health care
industry. CVS Pharmacy is reinventing pharmacy to help people on
their path to better health by providing the most accessible and
personalized expertise, both in its stores and online at CVS.com.
General information about CVS Pharmacy and CVS Health is available
at www.cvshealth.com.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Stephanie Cunha
Stephanie.Cunha@CVSHealth.com
401-770-9354
Gary Serby
Gary.Serby@CVSHealth.com
401-770-8385
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