WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health
(NYSE: CVS) today announced that the first CVS Pharmacy locations
in Target stores are now open in Washington. The pharmacies, located in several
metropolitan areas, including Olympia, Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma, 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 Washington," said Hanley Wheeler, Senior Vice President, Retail
Field Operations, 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."
In addition to the CVS Pharmacy locations in Target, CVS
Pharmacy currently operates seven free-standing stores in
Washington. With the addition of
the 30 rebranded CVS Pharmacy in Target locations, the company is
expanding its reach in the state and is introducing Target guests
to its suite of innovative pharmacy care services.
The CVS Pharmacy in Target locations in Washington 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, will be available to
patients as Target pharmacies convert to CVS Pharmacy.
"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
Wheeler.
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 Washington with a
$50,000 donation to Seattle
Children's Hospital. The funding will be used to support the
hospital's work to help the state's children on their path to
better health and to increase access to vital pediatric health care
services.
"Seattle Children's has a long history of working with
communities to help create safer and healthier places to live,"
said Peter Drury, Director,
Corporate and Foundation Relations, for Seattle Children's
Hospital. "We're looking forward to launching a new strategic plan
that continues to prioritize increasing access to quality health
care for all children and teens. The community and donors like CVS
Pharmacy are vital partners to ensuring we can care for every child
who needs us. We are grateful for this generous donation that makes
our work possible."
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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