The PC Health app includes live chat
with registered nurses and dietitians, plus the opportunity to earn
PC Optimum™ rewards through custom digital health
programs
BRAMPTON, ON, Nov. 23, 2020 /CNW/ - Loblaw Companies
Limited (TSX: L) ("Loblaw") announced today the Alberta launch of the PC Health app, a
new health and wellness app powered by League, the country's
leading health operating system (health OS) technology provider.
First launched in Atlantic Canada
in October, the app is designed to empower Canadians with
convenient access to healthcare resources and support – where and
how they want it. As of today, the app is now also available
for download in Ontario,
British Columbia and
Alberta. Loblaw plans to expand nationally over the coming
months while also adding features and functionality to the PC
Health experience to include services such as virtual physician
care and digital pharmacy.
Albertans can log on to the PC Health app to get health
or nutrition guidance via live chat with a registered nurse or
dietitian, see their personal health goals and work to meet them
through daily activities outlined in a variety of health programs.
Users can choose programs that are tailored to their own needs and
interests, from maternal and family health or diet and nutrition
programs, to mental health or anxiety management. Users will
also have the opportunity to earn PC Optimum™ points by
completing daily goals and activities.
Loblaw has leveraged its extensive expertise in food and
nutrition along with experience in healthcare and pharmacy gained
through Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. to create what it believes to be a
one stop digital health tool for Canadians. Owned by Loblaw,
Shoppers Drug Mart is Canada's
number one provider of pharmacy products and services and together
the companies are uniquely positioned to help Canadians navigate a
complex healthcare system.
"Our company's purpose is to help Canadians live life well and
the PC Health app is an innovative and powerful new tool that we
really think brings this to life," said Jeff Leger, President, Shoppers Drug Mart.
"This app combines our company's expertise – health and wellness
advice, nutrition, and rewards – into a healthcare solution for
Canadians that can live right at their fingertips."
By completing a health profile on the app, each user receives
personalized recommendations based on their own particular health
needs or interests. "Since launching in Atlantic Canada, we've had really great
feedback from customers who are interacting with both the care
teams and healthcare programs and have been excited by how helpful
they are in meeting their specific needs," said Leger. "Whether
Canadians need help finding a local physician, want support with
simple meal planning or are looking to better understand their
sleep habits, the PC Health app has the tools to help them
better manage their health and wellbeing."
The app has a wide range of features including:
- Care navigators who are available to help guide users through
the complex health care landscape to help find the support they are
looking for, whether that means a healthcare provider such as a
dentist or family doctor, or a nearby medical facility that's open
late. Users can also connect for free to registered nurses and
dietitians via virtual live chat to address pressing health and
nutrition questions in real time. And in the coming months, users
will also have access to real-time virtual care from pharmacists,
family physicians and specialists, directly on the app.
- Free health programs built into the app that are designed to
help users develop healthy habits by providing tips for living a
healthier lifestyle. Educational content is combined with daily
goals and simple lifestyle activities that, as they are completed,
earn users PC Optimum™ points along the way.
- A marketplace where users will find a curated online health and
wellness shop filled with products and services to help them manage
their health and wellbeing. Users can earn PC Optimum™
points on select products and services purchased through the
app.
Loblaw partnered with health-tech leader, League, to provide the
technology and digital health expertise behind the app. League's
proven care delivery, personalization model and behavioural science
knowledge were essential in the platform's development and future
scalability.
"We are excited to be working with Loblaw on this meaningful
project," said Michael Serbinis, Founder & CEO, League. "The
healthcare system is a complex web of information, providers, and
insurers. The PC Health app will help address these issues
and provide a new personalized "front door" to healthcare.
Thousands of people already use League every day to manage their
health and get support, we're thrilled to now be able to help
thousands more."
The PC Health app is available now in Atlantic Canada, Ontario, British
Columbia and Alberta in
both English and French. Download it for free on the App Store or
Google Play. For more information visit pchealth.ca.
About Loblaw Companies Limited:
Loblaw Companies
Limited is Canada's food and
pharmacy leader, with a network of more than 2,400 corporate,
franchised and Associate-owned locations in communities across the
country. Loblaw's purpose – Live Life Well® –
supports the needs and well-being of Canadians who make one billion
visits each year to the company's stores.
Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. is one of the most recognized and
trusted names in Canadian retailing. The company is the licensor of
full-service retail drug stores operating under the name Shoppers
Drug Mart (Pharmaprix in Québec). With almost 1,300 Shoppers
Drug Mart® and Pharmaprix® stores
operating in prime locations in each province and two territories,
the company is one of the most convenient retailers
in Canada.
About League:
League is North
America's leading Health Operating System, a data-driven and
cloud-based platform designed to provide a new "front door" to
healthcare. For employers like Unilever, Uber, Shopify and Lush
Cosmetics, League enables workforce health and eliminates the
current sea of point solutions through an integrated ecosystem of
over 100 insurance, healthcare partners and HRIS systems, including
Workday and Cleveland Clinic. For enterprise partners, League
provides the technology infrastructure to enable scalable digital
health consumer solutions. Learn more at league.com.
The PC®
Health Logo is a trademark of Loblaws Inc., used under
license.
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SOURCE Loblaw Companies Limited