CHICAGO — VillageMD announced that Jim Murray has joined the organization as its president & chief operating officer (COO) effective April 1. In this role, Murray will lead operations across the entire VillageMD enterprise, including for its three key business units, Village Medical, Summit Health and CityMD. VillageMD is one of the largest providers of
DEERFIELD, Ill. — As executive vice president and president of Walgreens Retail and the company’s chief customer officer, Tracey Brown’s mission is clear: to make Walgreens the most convenient health and wellness destination with the most trusted offerings across the health care continuum. Leading Walgreens’ $30 billion retail business, Brown’s role is critical in sculpting
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Over the course of a 23-plus-year career at Walgreens, Heather Hughes has demonstrated an extraordinary range of talents that have enabled her to easily move across different areas of the business. Hughes joined Walgreens in 2000 as a pharmacist and within a few months moved up to pharmacy manager. In 2007, though,
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Tracey James decided she wanted to be a pharmacist while in college, driven by a profound desire to help people. That aspiration continues to motivate James in her current role as chief operating officer of Walgreens enterprise specialty. “One of the things I love about being a pharmacist is the evolving science
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens’ chief clinical trials officer Ramita Tandon has dedicated her professional life for more than 25 years to transforming the drug development life cycle through innovative applications and unconventional business models. “Early in my career, I developed my passion and purpose,” Tandon says. “I am fiercely passionate about equity and accessibility for
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens‘ Village MD, free-standing clinics that offer virtual, home and office visits, will leave the Illinois market in April. VillageMD is majority owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance, and it has six clinics in the state. The clinics, five standalone and one co-located with a Walgreens store, are slated to close by April
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens says it is the first community pharmacy to accept a broad array of Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits online. Eligible members can now shop from a catalog of approximately 1,700 Shop Eligible Products via Walgreens.com and the Walgreens app. Consumers have been able to shop using their Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits in
DEERFIELD, Ill. – As a trusted, convenient local health care destination that millions of Americans rely on every day, Walgreens is expanding its long-standing relationships with colleges of pharmacy through the formation of the Walgreens Deans Advisory Council to enhance the pharmacy profession and better support pharmacists as they provide valuable care to their local
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens on Thursday launched its Rx Savings Finder, a simple-to-use digital tool designed to help customers save money on prescription medications. Rx Savings Finder finds free, third-party discount cards, providing patients with a quick and easy way to find lower prices on their Walgreens medications. “Inflation not only impacts our pockets but
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance is once again making leadership changes and trimming its corporate staff. In yet another round of layoffs, 267 corporate level workers will lose their jobs, representing 5% of the company’s total corporate workforce, according to a memo obtained by Crain’s Chicago Business. Luke Rauch, chief merchandising officer; Kevin Ban, WBA’s
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is offering a four-day in-store discount to all veterans and active duty military personnel, as well as their family members, to celebrate the service and commitment of the nation’s military and honor those who serve the country. On Friday, Nov. 10 through Monday, Nov. 13, veterans, military and their families will
HARTFORD, Conn. — Walgreens and Hartford HealthCare will add health clinics to select Walgreens locations in Connecticut, advancing a unique retail health model based on convenience, access to care, affordability and health equity. This is Walgreens first retail clinic collaboration with a health system in New England. Under a clinical collaboration agreement, five clinics operated by