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Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Inc: all federal awards · Department of Health and Human Services: spending

RENOVATE SPACE IN HARDWICK AND ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, TO ESTABLISH FULLY OPERATIONAL COMMUNITY RETAIL PHARMACIES TO ADDRESS PHARMACY DESERTS IN THOSE RURAL AREAS. - PHARMACY DESERTS IN RURAL VERMONT NORTHEASTERN VERMONT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (NVRH), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTHERN COUNTIES HEALTH CARE (NCHC), PROPOSES TO RESTORE ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES IN THE RURAL VERMONT COMMUNITIES OF ST. JOHNSBURY AND HARDWICK. RECENT PHARMACY CLOSURES HAVE CREATED SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, PHARMACY CONSULTATION, PREVENTIVE SERVICES, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE SUPPORTS FOR RESIDENTS OF CALEDONIA COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. ST. JOHNSBURY’S ONLY DOWNTOWN PHARMACY CLOSED IN 2023, AND HARDWICK’S ONLY PHARMACY CLOSED IN 2024. AS A RESULT, MANY RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS MUST TRAVEL SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCES TO OBTAIN MEDICATIONS, OFTEN WITH LIMITED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND FEW LOCAL ALTERNATIVES. PROJECT SUMMARY THE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH TWO COMMUNITY RETAIL PHARMACIES: KINGDOM COMMUNITY PHARMACY IN DOWNTOWN ST. JOHNSBURY AND HARDWICK COMMUNITY PHARMACY IN DOWNTOWN HARDWICK. GRANT FUNDS WILL SUPPORT RENOVATION AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT BOTH SITES, INCLUDING PHARMACY DISPENSING AND WORK AREAS, SECURE MEDICATION AND CONTROLLED-SUBSTANCE STORAGE, PATIENT CONSULTATION SPACES, MEDICATION REFRIGERATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE, PHARMACY FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT, SECURITY SYSTEMS, AND OTHER BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAFE AND COMPLIANT PHARMACY OPERATIONS. THE HARDWICK LOCATION WILL ALSO INCLUDE A DRIVE-THROUGH PRESCRIPTION PICKUP WINDOW. IMPACT OF PROJECT THE PROPOSED PHARMACIES WILL PROVIDE CONVENIENT ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, PHARMACIST CONSULTATION, MEDICATION COUNSELING, OVER-THE-COUNTER PRODUCTS, AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING IMMUNIZATIONS AND HEALTH SCREENINGS AS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. BY RESTORING LOCAL PHARMACY ACCESS, THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT MEDICATION ADHERENCE, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, PREVENTIVE CARE, AND COORDINATION WITH LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. POPULATION SERVED THE PROJECT WILL PRIMARILY SERVE RESIDENTS OF CALEDONIA COUNTY AND NEIGHBORING RURAL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING OLDER ADULTS, LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES OR LIMITED MOBILITY, PATIENTS WITHOUT RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, AND RESIDENTS WHO CURRENTLY FACE LONG TRAVEL DISTANCES TO OBTAIN MEDICATIONS. THE PHARMACIES WILL ALSO SUPPORT LOCAL CLINICS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND REGIONAL CARE NETWORKS BY STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MEDICATION SERVICES AND HELPING REDUCE AVOIDABLE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS, HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND COMPLICATIONS RELATED TO DELAYED OR INTERRUPTED TREATMENT.

Grant · Health Resources and Services Administration · to Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Inc (UEI VCPKVK3JU932) · data as of 2026-10-23

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