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Across the nation, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected personal and organizational health in unexpected ways. In addition to treating patients in an unfamiliar healthcare environment, many of our network partners are also experiencing financial hardship as crucial funding sources have been disrupted. Below are two funding resources we hope may be helpful in alleviating some of your burdens, allowing you to continue the important work of caring for your patients. 

Candid.org - This page offers a dropdown menu that allows users to search for COVID-19 relief funding by geographic location. 

National Center for Family Philanthropy - Half-way down this page is a U.S. map that details local sources offering COVID-19 relief funding across the nation. 

Thank you for your dedicated service to your community, especially during such a time as this. Your work is critical and valued, and we are honored to be your partner. 


Our Distribution teams, supplemented by members of our Supply Chain, Network Expansion, and Account Management departments are hard at work every day processing and shipping orders! 










focus Pharmacist Focus: ANTIRETROVIRALS: A NEW MEDICATION CLASS TO WATCH FOR
By: Callie Young, PharmD Candidate 2020, Belmont University College of Pharmacy

Dispensary of Hope continues our commitment to research and source medications that support your patient needs. We are evaluating the need for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medications over the next six months. As select HIV medications are available in inventory, be on the lookout for these and order them as needed to supplement your purchasing for HIV treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapy. Please share this inventory update with physicians, prescribers, and others at your clinic or pharmacy to ensure all are aware of this new category of medications. If there are particular HIV medications that you currently use, please share that with your Account Manger. Feedback from our network - directly to Account Mangers and as demonstrated by your ordering history - helps to inform our sourcing strategy. Many patients with HIV often have co-morbid conditions like diabetes or hypertension, medications that we already typically have in inventory. 

To read more, please download the entire article here. 

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* Quarterly Utilization Numbers - we have extended the deadline for Q1 2020 utilization numbers to May 10th. 

*To stay updated on our COVID-19 Operations, click here. 

*To view the recording to our most recent Charitable Formulary, click here. 
SPOTLIGHT: Welcome New Employees  spotlight

Over the next few Network Newsletters, we will highlight some new staff members at the Dispensary of Hope. This week's Spotlight covers two new employees in our Supply Chain department!

Welcome...Maegan Eason
I joined the Dispensary of Hope team February 2020 as a Program Coordinator. I work within the Supply Chain Department; assisting the team with various projects. I love how this role provides the opportunity of being creative and thinking outside of the box alongside my teammates. In the short time of being here, I've learned how each department collaborates and is an extension of the other. 

I am a proud Army brat, Kentucky native, and graduate from Western Kentucky University. I am happy to call Nashville home. My background covers many facets of the healthcare industry and I am passionate about serving others. I have been the CNA for many families during the birth of their children as well as an advocate for those adults who are struggling with substance abuse or mental health issues regain their independence. In my spare time I enjoy reading, online shopping, and taking naps. Yes - naps are hobbies too! I cherish the time spent with my family and friends or assisting my boyfriend with his Fantasy Football picks. My favorite activity is acting like a tourist in the wonderful city of Nashville while pretending to be a food blogger! 

Welcome...Caleb Staggs
My name is William  Caleb  Staggs and I am a new Industry Relations Manager at the Dispensary of Hope. I go by  Caleb and have spent most of my life explaining how I go by my middle name, so feel free to call me by either  Caleb or William because I answer to both at this point. Before coming to Dispensary of Hope, I worked for a health insurance agency. I felt like this role was a good fit due to the service that we provide to patients with the most need in our nation. I have a passion for helping others and I look forward to working with you to ensure the donated medications are reaching the uninsured, low income patients of the United States. 

If you know very much about Nashville, you know that most people that live here typically aren't from here, but I am actually a Nashville native. I have also spent time in Alabama, Louisville, Indianapolis, and Tampa, but spend the majority of my life in Tennessee. I went to college in Tampa, where I attended Florida College and upon graduating, moved back to Nashville. Some of my hobbies include watching sports, being a brunch aficionado, and spending as much time as I can at the lake in the summer. 



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Account Management Team
Phone: 615-736-5075
Dispensary of Hope l www.dispensaryofhope.org
2700 Brick Church Pike
Nashville, Tennessee 37207