Montefiore Opens Second Specialty Pharmacy in Westchester

This new site is Montefiore’s second specialty pharmacy location. Its first specialty pharmacy, located at the Montefiore Einstein Moses Division in the Bronx, opened in 2019.

“Our new specialty pharmacy is designed to be an extension of a patient’s care team,” said Steven Tuckman, PharmBS, MBA, Director, Community and Specialty Pharmacy Operations, Montefiore Einstein. “Before dispensing medications, our clinical pharmacists communicate with our patients to help ensure they understand their treatment regimens and possible side effects. This same team follows up to confirm that medications are taken as prescribed, and by having a 24/7 answering service, we can be a resource at any hour.”

Tuckman projects that nearly 100,000 prescriptions will be filled in the first year, primarily from the patients in the Bronx and Westchester, with plans to expand.

Focused on improving access to care and treatments, last year Montefiore Einstein helped secure $45.7 million in financial assistance for patient prescriptions by identifying programs available from outside organizations.

“We’re always searching for opportunities across the health system to better support the community,” said Susan Green-Lorenzen, RN, MSN, System Senior Vice President, Operations, Montefiore Einstein.

ScriptPro, led by Michael Coughlin, President, CEO and CFO, provided the robotic filling and packaging machines, the conveyor system and the workstations as well as software to manage the prescription processes.