SPOTLIGHT: Site Visit in Oregon
More than 2,000 miles away - still connected by hope.
Samaritan Health Service's Elm Street Pharmacy in Albany, Oregon represents the Westernmost dispensing site in the Dispensary of Hope network. Elm Street Pharmacy has been an active site with the Dispensary of Hope since 2015. We recently discovered a deeper connection with Elm Street Pharmacy - a reminder that we're all connected on this mission to serve.
Dispensary of Hope Account Executive Matt Blount (a native Oregonian) moved from the Northwest region to Nashville, TN two years ago. On his first trip back to the West Coast since the move, he visited Elm Street Pharmacy. Matt's great aunt and uncle live in Albany, Oregon so he was excited about the chance to visit. When he shared with his aunt that he would be visiting Elm Street Pharmacy she said, "Hey, that's our pharmacy! They are great, they take good care of us".
Matt met with Andrea Hitz, CPhT, and Jeremy Theobald, PharmD., at Elm Street Pharmacy in August and was impressed with the level of engagement and their commitment to provide medication access for their patients. In addition, the connection to Matt's family provided a sense of kinship and warmth. He expressed gratitude while learning how Elm Street Pharmacy put Dispensary of Hope medication to use in service of their community.
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Pictured L to R: Jeremy Theobald, mascot Sweetness, and Andrea Hitz
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Matt says. "it is heartwarming to know that our work at the Dispensary of Hope is touching a community thousands of miles away where members of my family live. Not only that, but to find out that Elm Street Pharmacy was taking good care of my great aunt and uncle was really comforting".
What a great reminder that the work we do together helps support loved ones both near and far.
We are so appreciative of Andrea and Jeremy and their ongoing commitment to serve their community in Albany, Oregon. It's a great privilege to be a part of their story.
Thank you to our entire network of sites across the nation, and the support you provide for the communities that you serve.
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