News and Insights
The latest news and insights from Genoa Healthcare.
- Art Celebration
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- People-first Pharmacy Care
Genoa Art Celebration participant heals through art, helps others after losing daughter to substance use disorder
Content warning: This post discusses mental illness and substance use. Please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Helpline at...
- Feb 21st, 2025
- Consumer Stories
- Partnering with Genoa
- People-first Pharmacy Care
“It was really emotional”: Genoa pharmacist turned director reunites with consumer
When Jeannie Barrett, PharmD, transitioned from her role as a pharmacist to director of pharmacy operations for Genoa Healthcare, she wondered if she’d get the chance to see her consumers...
- Feb 20th, 2025
- Art Celebration
- Consumer Stories
- People-first Pharmacy Care
Genoa’s 2024 Art Celebration: Celebrating the healing power of creativity
“I’ve always expressed myself through my art and learned to use my creativity to inspire others”, says Genoa Healthcare 2024 Art Celebration participant Shanelle G. Genoa’s annual Art Celebration invites...
- Jan 24th, 2025
- Consumer Stories
- People-first Pharmacy Care
For people in crisis, access to a safe place is critical
Content warning: This post discusses mental illness and substance use. Please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Helpline at...
- Nov 14th, 2024
- Consumer Stories
- People-first Pharmacy Care
Genoa pharmacist saves the life of someone she’s never met
Having witnessed the effects of the opioid crisis in her community firsthand, Genoa Healthcare® Pharmacist Kristen Pyland had prepared for the day she’d need to rush into action to aid...
- Nov 8th, 2024
- Behavioral Health
- Consumer Stories
- People-first Pharmacy Care
Genoa Healthcare® Director of Operations featured in Chain Drug Review’s “Excellence in Pharmacy Practice” profile series
Alicia Garcia Afa, PharmD, RPh, a Genoa Healthcare director of pharmacy operations and previous pharmacist who recently helped a consumer navigate a mental health crisis, was featured in Chain Drug Review’s pharmacy...
- Oct 23rd, 2024
- Consumer Stories
- Partnering with Genoa
- People-first Pharmacy Care
1,000 consumers stay on their treatment because one Genoa Healthcare pharmacy team stepped up
After a large long-term care pharmacy in Anchorage, Alaska unexpectedly announced its closure earlier this year, patients across the state were left unsure of where they could get the medications...
- Sep 27th, 2024
- Consumer Stories
- Partnering with Genoa
Meeting needs and making days: How Genoa does pharmacy care differently
It’s not often you hear that someone looks forward to a pharmacy visit. But for one Genoa consumer, it’s a day-brightener every time she stops in. Dorothy has used the...
- Jul 12th, 2024
- Consumer Stories
- Partnering with Genoa
- People-first Pharmacy Care
Partnering with ACT teams to make an even bigger impact
Genoa Healthcare® pharmacist Julie R. has seen firsthand the impact that severe and persistent mental illness can have on a person. For one of her consumers living with schizophrenia, the...
- May 17th, 2024
- Consumer Stories
- People-first Pharmacy Care
National Prevention Week: Genoa pharmacy teams put training into action to support consumers living with substance use disorder
When she heard a woman down the street from her pharmacy became unresponsive after using opioids, Genoa Healthcare® Pharmacist Kristen Pyland leveraged her training and quick thinking to help save...
- May 14th, 2024