(GARDEN CITY, KAN.) With the recent opening of its new full-service, community pharmacy, Siena Medical Clinic has become more of a one-stop shop for its patients and has given Garden City and southwest Kansas another option for their pharmaceutical needs.
Centura Health’s new pharmacy on the St. Catherine Hospital campus, located on the main floor near the entrance of the Siena Medical, 311 E. Spruce St., opened for business on September 23. Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce ambassadors will join Centura Health associates at 4 p.m. Thursday, October 24, for a ribbon cutting to officially mark and celebrate the opening of the new retail pharmacy.
Kristi Cofer, director of the pharmacy, said Centura had been considering the possibility of opening a pharmacy in Siena for some time and initiated the project.
“Once Centura saw that we had all these physicians – the clinic – here, they saw the need for the pharmacy,” Cofer said. “They supported us, they helped pay for it, and here we are.”
For patients at both Siena and St. Catherine, the primary benefit is the convenience of having a pharmacy on-site where they can fill their prescriptions shortly after leaving appointments at the clinic or being discharged from the hospital.
Siena providers can prescribe medication to a patient at an appointment, send the prescription to the pharmacy in a matter of minutes and by the time the patient walks in the door of the pharmacy, Cofer and her team already have started working on filling the prescription.
“The feedback we’ve gotten from the patients has been very positive,” Cofer said. “They come in here, they pick up their script, they’re pleasantly surprised that we have it and we’re working on it, and within a few minutes we have them out the door.”
The pharmacy also offers over-the-counter medications and other products, accepts most major insurance, and payment can be made by credit card, check or cash. Pharmacy hours currently are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, although Cofer said eventually those hours will be extended.
“We want to build those personal connections and relationships with our patients. We don’t want to just be a lick-and-stick pharmacy,” Cofer said. “We want to be able to have a conversation and to recognize them and to greet them and know who they are before they even tell us their name.”
Siena and St. Catherine patients aren’t the only beneficiaries as the new retail pharmacy welcomes transfer prescriptions, both from clinic and hospital associates and their family members, as
The convenience and benefit to patients and associates aside, the new pharmacy gives the community another option to consider.
The pharmacy will be able to offer home delivery within Garden City limits, a drive-thru is expected to open soon, and Cofer said the hope is that within the next couple of months the pharmacy will be delivering prescriptions straight to patients’ rooms.
“Eventually for our patients, it’s going to be a huge advantage,” Cofer said about the “meds-to-beds” program. “We will deliver to the room, educate you if needed, and then you can have your meds before you walk out the door.”
For more information, call the pharmacy at 620-271-3125.
Drug Take Back Week
The pharmacy open house lands during National Drug Take Back Week, October 20-26, which is being observed by several Garden City organizations. During the week, community members are encouraged to remove unused and expired prescription medications from their homes and dispose of them properly at the following drop-off locations:
- Finney County Law Enforcement Center, 304 N. Ninth St. (24-hour site)
- St. Catherine Hospital Emergency Department, 401 E. Spruce St. (24-hour site)
- Siena Medical Clinic Pharmacy, 311 E. Spruce St. (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday)
A Drug Take Back Day event also is planned for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 26 at the Walmart Pharmacy, 3101 E. Kansas Ave.
For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the October 26 Take Back Day event, go to www.DEATakeBack.com or contact LiveWell Finney County at 620-272-2530 or the Garden City Police Department at 620-276-1300.
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