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Neighbors | Zack Shively .Paul Homick, Jr., president of the Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley and interim vice president of mission integration for Mercy Health, spoke at ribbon cutting ceremony for St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital's new pharmacy. He gave high praise to Sr. Margaret Mary Siegfried H.M., the namesake of the pharmacy.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively .Genie Aubel, president of St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, welcomed the community to the opening ceremony for the new Sr. Margaret Mary Siegfried H.M. Ambulatory Pharmacy on Sep. 8.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively .St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital cut the ribbon at a ceremony celebrating the opening of their new ambulatory pharmacy at the hospital. Pictured, from left, are Genie Aubel, Genie Aubel, president of St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Don Kline, president and CEO of Mercy Health - Youngstown, Sister Margaret Mary Siegfried, H.M., Paul Homick, president of the Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley and interim vice president of mission integration for Mercy Health - Youngstown and Barry Shick, chief pharmacy officer for Mercy Health - Youngstown.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively .Those at the ribbon cutting event on Sep. 8 toured the new ambulatory pharmacy. The facility plans to open in October and will begin a "Meds to Beds" program that allows patients to receive their medications themselves prior to leaving the hospital. The community will also be able to receive their medications at the pharmacy as well.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively .Father George Gage of St. Mary Romanian Catholic Church gave Sr. Margaret Mary Siegfried H.M. a gift. He also blessed the pharmacy and led prayer. Pictured are, (front) Seigfried, Gage; (back) Genie Aubel, president of St. Elizabeth Boardman, and Paul Homick, Jr., president of the Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley and interim vice president of mission integration for Mercy Health.
by ZACK SHIVELY
St. Elizabeth - Boardman hosted a ribbon cutting for its new Sr. Margaret Mary Siegfried H.M. Ambulatory Pharmacy on Sept. 8.
The event marked the beginning of the hospital’s Meds to Beds program, which will allow patients to receive their medications themselves prior to leaving the hospital. The program will also give the community access to medications.
“We hope for fewer readmissions,“ said Genie Aubel, president of St. Elizabeth hospital, during her speech prior to cutting the ribbon. She called the pharmacy’s availability a “tremendous convenience“ for patients and staff.
Paul S. Homick, Jr., president of the Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley and interim vice president of mission integration for Mercy Health, took the podium following her. He explained the career of Sr. Margaret Mary Siegfried H.M., the namesake of the pharmacy, and spoke highly of her dedication to medical field at the St. Joseph hospital in Warren and the Youngstown St. Elizabeth branch.
Father George Gage of St. Mary Romanian Catholic Church blessed the pharmacy and led a prayer after Homick Jr. He presented Siegfried with a gift between prayers. Siegfried then gave her own speech about her work.
Siegfried, Aubel and Homick cut the ribbon to the Sr. Margaret Mary Siegfried H.M. Ambulatory Pharmacy. The pharmacy, located in the main hospital lobby near the front desk, officially opens to the public in October and will be operational from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Aubel addressed the audience once again following the ribbon ceremony. She asked the public and staff to stay for a reception where they could walk through and view the new pharmacy.