Walgreens Mobilizes in Advance of Hurricane Dorian to Support Customers, Team Members & Communities in Storm’s Projected Path
30 Août 2019 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Walgreens is taking proactive measures to assist customers, team
members and communities in the projected path of Hurricane Dorian,
and is preparing to fully support impacted regions in the storm’s
aftermath. The company is taking the following steps:
- Prescription Drug Preparedness: In advance of the storm,
Walgreens is underscoring the importance of prescription
preparedness for its pharmacy patients in areas that may be
impacted. Walgreens suggests patients store any current medications
in a waterproof bag – even if the container bottle is empty. The
information on prescription labels can help pharmacy staff with
refill requests. Heat, humidity and sunlight can degrade the
effectiveness of medicine and therefore it is important to protect
prescriptions from extreme weather conditions Patients can also use
the Walgreens mobile app to refill prescriptions for pick up at a
nearby Walgreens pharmacy.
- Walgreens Store Updates: The store locator feature on
Walgreens.com and the Walgreens mobile app can help anyone find the
nearest Walgreens and also to check the latest store status.
Patients can also contact pharmacy staff 24/7 through Pharmacy Chat
available on Walgreens.com and the mobile app. Customers can also
call 1-800-WALGREENS for information.
- Customer Support: Walgreens is proactively staging
temporary mobile pharmacies near the region that can be deployed,
if necessary, to its drugstores that may be damaged or unable to
reopen in a timely manner. Most of Walgreens Florida stores are
equipped with backup power generators and the company is staging
additional emergency power generators that can be deployed to its
stores in areas where there is a loss of power.
- Relief and Recovery: As always, the company will be
evaluating its philanthropic response following the storm including
preparing to donate needed items to local emergency shelters.
“Walgreens is fully mobilizing to support the health and
wellness needs of our customers and communities that may be
impacted by Hurricane Dorian. We urge our patients and customers to
follow evacuation orders and ensure they are in a safe location
first and then refill medications at the nearest pharmacy.
Walgreens has approximately 9,500 locations nationwide that are
able to access patient’s records,” said Lisa Badgley, senior vice
president of pharmacy and retail operations, Walgreens. “We have a
dedicated team in our Emergency Operations Center working to ensure
our team members in the impacted areas remain safe. In the event we
need to temporarily close stores, we are prepared to rapidly
restore operations in order to best serve our patients and
communities.”
About Walgreens
Walgreens (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. Approximately 8
million customers interact with Walgreens in stores and online each
day, using the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer
goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and
wellness services and advice. As of August 31, 2018, Walgreens
operates 9,560 drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands,
along with its omnichannel business, Walgreens.com. Approximately
400 Walgreens stores offer Healthcare Clinic or other provider
retail clinic services.
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