WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health
(NYSE: CVS) today announced that the first CVS Pharmacy locations
in Target stores are now open in Oregon. The pharmacies, located in several
metropolitan areas, including Portland, Eugene and Medford, are being operated through a
store-within-a-store format and are branded CVS Pharmacy.
"We're excited to introduce our integrated pharmacy services and
health care expertise to Target guests in Oregon," said Tony
Caskey, Area Vice President for CVS Pharmacy. "Our pharmacy
care and clinic offerings, along with our innovative digital tools,
will offer consumers expanded wellness options and increased access
to care. We look forward to welcoming Target guests as our pharmacy
patients."
With the addition of 18 rebranded CVS Pharmacy in Target
locations, the company now has its first presence in the state and
is introducing Target guests to its suite of innovative pharmacy
care services.
The CVS Pharmacy in Target locations in Oregon will soon offer the complete suite of
services available at traditional CVS Pharmacy stores. Maintenance
Choice, a program that lets CVS Caremark plan members choose to
fill 90-day supplies of medications for chronic conditions either
through mail service or at any CVS Pharmacy location, is now
available in all pharmacies in Target. Pharmacy Advisor, a
program in which CVS Caremark plan members diagnosed with chronic
conditions receive face-to-face counseling when they choose to fill
prescriptions at CVS Pharmacy or by phone when they choose mail
service pharmacy, will be available by the end of 2016. Specialty
Connect, a feature of CVS Specialty which gives patients the option
to pick up their specialty prescriptions at any CVS Pharmacy, is
also now available to patients at CVS Pharmacy in Target in
Oregon.
"As we roll out the new CVS Pharmacy in Target stores, we are
working closely with patients to make their transition to our
services and programs as simple and seamless as possible," added
Caskey.
Patients at CVS Pharmacy in Target now have access to convenient
and easy-to-use digital tools, such as the CVS Pharmacy app and
CVS.com, to help them manage their prescriptions and stay on track
with their medications. Patients who utilize CVS Pharmacy's digital
offerings are also able to scan their pill bottles to order refills
of their prescriptions and receive medication reminders while
benefiting from easier in-store pickup. CVS Pharmacy's leading
ExtraCare loyalty program and the opt-in ExtraCare Pharmacy &
Health Rewards will allow patients to earn $5 in ExtraBucks Rewards for every 10
prescriptions filled. Patients can also earn rewards for the other
things they do to stay healthy, like getting immunizations or
choosing email refill reminders.
CVS Pharmacy is committed to giving back to the communities
where its colleagues live and work. The company has extended that
commitment to Oregon with a
$50,000 donation to OHSU Doernbecher
Children's Hospital in Portland.
The funding will benefit the hospital's work to provide the best
possible care to the children of Oregon and beyond.
"We are incredibly thankful to the CVS Pharmacy team for this
generous gift that will provide hope and support to the patients
and families of OHSU Doernbecher for many years to come," said
Dana Braner, M.D., F.A.A.P.,
F.C.C.M., physician-in-chief, OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital,
and professor and interim chair, Department of Pediatrics, OHSU
School of Medicine.
In December 2015, CVS Health
acquired all Target pharmacies and retail clinics across 47 states.
In addition, a CVS Pharmacy will be included in all new Target
stores that offer pharmacy services and Target clinic locations
will be rebranded as MinuteClinic over the next few months. The
acquisition expands CVS Health's pharmacy footprint by
approximately 20 percent and its clinic footprint by about 8
percent. CVS Health now has a presence in every state.
To learn more about the Target pharmacy transition, customers
can visit www.cvs.com/target.
About CVS Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy, the retail division
of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), is America's leading retail
pharmacy with over 9,600 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.
Contacts
Amy
Lanctot
(401) 770-2931
Amy.Lanctot@CVSHealth.com
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