WOONSOCKET, R.I., Oct. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health
(NYSE: CVS) today announced that its customers and colleagues
donated nearly $4 million to support
the Florida, Texas and Puerto
Rico communities that were devastated by recent hurricanes,
during a 10-day in-store fundraising campaign. The company also
announced that it will donate more than $6
million of critical products and supplies to these
communities, bringing CVS Health's total support to $10 million.
The funds will be split evenly between Unidos por Puerto Rico, Rebuild Texas Fund and the
Florida Disaster Fund to help support rebuilding efforts in these
affected communities over the coming weeks and months. Products
will be distributed to communities where they are needed the
most.
"We are incredibly grateful to our colleagues and customers who
have demonstrated our values of caring and integrity over the past
few weeks during these historic storms," said Helena B. Foulkes, executive vice president, CVS
Health and president, CVS Pharmacy. "The rebuilding process for
many of these communities will take a long time, and we will
continue to do our part by providing support during this difficult
time."
To ensure patients and customers received the medications and
information they needed during the recent hurricanes, CVS Health
mobilized an enterprise-wide effort to help with preparations and
accommodations prior to and after the storms.
The company's proprietary messaging platform enabled rapid and
urgent communications to patients who were in the path of
hurricanes. Text messages were sent to tens of thousands of
patients, reminding them to plan ahead for any potential disruption
from the storm. The messages also helped ensure delivery of
specialty and other medications for patients in transition between
home and safe shelter locations.
Additionally, the catastrophic impact and wide-spread power
outages in Puerto Rico following
Hurricane Maria posed particular challenges in coordinating
resources for colleagues, customers and patients. In response, CVS
Health transported much-needed specialty medications and essential
equipment to support store operations in Puerto Rico and, in some cases, delivered
medication directly to individual patients who were in need.
"While it is never easy to manage through storms of this
magnitude, hundreds of our colleagues have gone above and beyond to
ensure that our patients, customers and communities are being
served, despite the devastation impacting their own personal
lives," added Eileen Howard Boone,
president of the CVS Health Charitable Foundation. "Their
generosity, compassion and dedication to serving others – whether
it be patients, residents or co-workers – is truly amazing."
In addition to the funds raised through the in-store campaign,
CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation, colleagues and customers
had previously donated nearly $800,000 in cash and in-kind product donations to
the American Red Cross, Direct Relief, Salvation Army, Florida
Disaster Fund, Unidos por Puerto
Rico, Rebuild Texas Fund, the Greater Houston Community
Foundation and the CVS Health Employee Relief Fund, a public
charity designed to help CVS Health employees during unanticipated
and unavoidable financial hardships and emergencies.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a pharmacy innovation company helping people on
their path to better health. Through its nearly 9,700 retail
locations, more than 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a leading
pharmacy benefits manager with nearly 90 million plan members, a
dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one
million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services,
and a leading stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan,
the company enables people, businesses and communities to manage
health in more affordable and effective ways. This unique
integrated model increases access to quality care, delivers better
health outcomes and lowers overall health care costs. Find more
information about how CVS Health is shaping the future of health at
https://www.cvshealth.com.
Media Contacts
Joseph Goode
Joseph.Goode@CVSHealth.com
(401) 770-9820
Mary Gattuso
Mary.Gattuso@cvshealth.com
(401) 770-9811
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