Inspira Health Network honors Arvind Pakanati of Elmer Pharmacy
WOODBURY -- Arvind Pakanati, R.Ph., the pharmacist at Elmer Pharmacy was recently honored by leaders of the Inspira Health Network for his extraordinary efforts to fill a prescription for a patient discharged from Inspira Medical Center Elmer.
Joseph Allessandrini, R.Ph. vice president for Clinical Services for Inspira Elmer and Inspira Vineland, presented a letter of commendation and Carol Thomas, vice president for Population Health, presented Pakanati with an Inspira polo shirt.
The discharged patient visited the pharmacy to fill a prescription. The pharmacy didn't have the medication so Pakanati contacted other pharmacies. He located a Philadelphia pharmacy, drove there to pick it up, and then delivered it to the grateful patient's home at 8 p.m. that evening.
At the presentation, Allessandrini, also a pharmacist, noted, "Thank you for doing what most people would not do. You take care of your patients."
Together with its medical staff of more than 1,100 physicians and other care providers, as well as more than 5,700 employees, Inspira Health Network provides evidence-based care to help each patient achieve the best possible outcome. For more information about Inspira Health Network, visit www.InspiraHealthNetwork.org or call 1-800-INSPIRA.
This item submitted by Inspira Health Network.