Special Event took place during National Health Center Week

(Black PR Wire) A new Walgreens specialty pharmacy has opened at the Jesse Trice Community Health Center in Miami. The Jesse Trice Community Health Center is working with Walgreens to provide patients, family members and visitors the conveniences of an on-site, full-service pharmacy with personalized service from an experienced pharmacy staff. A grand opening ceremony took place recently at the Jesse Trice Community Health Center during National Health Center Week.

“This is a tremendous endeavor and we are delighted that our partnership, ‘at the corner of happy and healthy,’ embraces not only our commitment to serve our community, but will provide ease and convenience to the residents of our community as well,” says Annie Neasman, President & CEO of Jessie Trice Community Health Center, Inc.

Walgreens Specialty Pharmacies, like this one at the Jesse Trice Community Health Center, helps to empower patients who have chronic, complex and rare health conditions with easy access to their specialty and traditional medications. Walgreens helps patients navigate the complexities of their treatment, providing comprehensive support when and where they need it most. The pharmacy also provides refill reminder and automatic refill services to help patients with medication adherence and therapies as well as financial assistance programs and manufacturer co-pay assistance.

Walgreens at Jesse Trice Community Health Center, Inc. is located at 5361 NW 22nd Ave.
Miami, FL 33142. The hours of operation are Monday, 9-5; Tuesday - Thursday 9-7; and Friday 9-5.

About Jessie Trice Community Health Center, Inc (JTCHC)
The Jessie Trice Community Health Center, Inc. is a Florida 501(c)3, not-for-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center, which has been serving Miami-Dade County since 1967. A community mainstay, JTCHC owns and/or operates fifty-five (55) facilities, which includes nine (9) Comprehensive Primary Care centers, including a women’s substance use residential program, forty (40) school-based locations and two (2) university centers. JTCHC’s multicultural, multilingual, and multidisciplinary staff serves a diverse population of over 39,575 patients who make more than 126,000 visits annually. For more information on the Jessie Trice Community Health Center, visit www.jtchc.org.

About Walgreens
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com), one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. More than 8 million customers interact with Walgreens each day in communities across America, using the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice. Walgreens operates 8,173 drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Walgreens omnichannel business includes Walgreens.com and VisionDirect.com. More than 400 Walgreens stores offer Healthcare Clinic or other provider retail clinic services.