St. Vincent de Paul 2021 Annual Report

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WHAT WE DO

WHO WE ARE

St. Vincent de Paul Georgia Community Pharmacy provides wellness education and fills prescriptions for maintenance medications to treat conditions such as:

St. Vincent de Paul Georgia Community Pharmacy is a fully-licensed charitable pharmacy staffed by a full-time, licensed pharmacist and technicians.

• COPD • Mental Health Conditions • Other Chronic Conditions

• Diabetes • Arthritis • Asthma • High Blood Pressure • Cardiovascular Disease • High Cholesterol

CONTACT

Physicians, pharmacists, caseworkers and patients can contact St. Vincent de Paul Georgia Community Pharmacy at pharmacyapplication@svdpgeorgia.org . To submit a application visit: svdpgeorgia.org/PHARMACY

COMMUNITY PHARMACY St. Vincent de Paul Georgia provides healthcare access, services and no-cost prescription medication to low-income, uninsured and/ or underinsured and vulnerable individuals who reside in the state of Georgia. The new St. Vincent de Paul Georgia Community Pharmacy was launched in March 2021. Gaining traction over the remainder of 2021, by year end on December 31, 2021 the St. Vincent de Paul Georgia Community Pharmacy had served hundreds of patients and filled 4,424 prescriptions – an average of 440+ prescriptions per month - with a total cost savings to patients served of $563,819.

St. Vincent de Paul Georgia provides a complement of health and wellness services and resources. ADDITIONAL HEALTH SERVICES

HEALTH EDUCATION Workshops, classes, activities, disease prevention, disease management, healthy lifestyles and nutrition education to empower individuals to take control of their health OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS No-cost over-the-counter medications to treat common ailments such as headaches, cough, colds, cuts and scrapes

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT No-cost medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, shower chairs and other essential medical devices MEDICAID ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE Eligibility screening and enrollment assistance for Medicaid benefits HEALTH SERVICES REFERRALS Referrals for low-to-no cost primary healthcare services and resources

MEDICAL BILLS ASSISTANCE Financial assistance to help pay for medical bills

SNAPSHOT OF COMMUNITY PHARMACY IMPACT

OUR PARTNERS

COST SAVINGS TO PATIENTS SERVED $563,819

PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED 4,424

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