The Shadow
COVINGTON, VA—In partnership with Alleghany Highlands Community Services, Genoa Healthcare, the leading provider of pharmacy services for people with mental illness, substance use disorders, and other complex, chronic conditions, has opened a Consumer Medication Coordinator Program (CMC) pharmacy. This new partnership comes amid a growing need for mental health and addiction services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The location of the CMC pharmacy service is inside the Behavioral Health Clinic on South Monroe Ave in Covington, VA.
Genoa partners with community mental health clinics across the United States to provide pharmacy services to individuals in the same facility in which they receive their care, making it easier to obtain needed medications and leading to improved health outcomes.
The CMC will offer services to all individuals receiving services at Alleghany Highlands Community Services as well their employees and family. Genoa’s specialized pharmacy care includes using pre-filled pill organizers to help people stay on their medications, making proactive outreach calls, helping with prior authorizations, and handling other key support services.
“Our partnership with Genoa allows our individuals, providers, and nurses enhanced timeliness and quality, and a broader range of services. The individuals we serve may now have all of their medications from each of their doctors filled at our clinic, it’s an exciting and enhanced program for our small community with limited resources” said Ingrid Barber, Executive Director.
Since the start of the pandemic, approximately two in five U.S. adults have reported symptoms of anxiety and depression, up from one in five prior to COVID-19, and overdose deaths from opioids have hit new highs.
The Genoa pharmacy is open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. For phone inquiries, call 540-965-2126 ext. 153.
