LINCOLN CITY — Samaritan Health Services is trying to buck the trend of pharmacy closures by opening one on its North Lincoln Hospital campus on Monday, Jan. 6.
The pharmacy’s hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, and closed daily for lunch from 1 to 2 p.m.
“After one local pharmacy closed in Lincoln City a few years ago, I began hearing concerns that the remaining pharmacies may close or cut back on service,” Dr. Lesley Ogden, chief executive officer of the two Samaritan hospitals in Lincoln County, said in a news release. “I’m so pleased that Samaritan recognized the need and made the investment in this new pharmacy as an additional resource in our rural community.”
The new pharmacy is in Building 5 on the Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital campus. An 1,800-square-foot area in the east wing of that building underwent a complete remodel to provide space for the pharmacy, gift shop, a walk-in entrance and drive-through window, which is accessible off 28th Street.
In addition to filling prescriptions, Samaritan Pharmacy services include vaccinations, medication therapy management, sharps disposal and drug take-back bins. Pharmacists can prescribe birth control, naloxone, Paxlovid and emergency insulin refills. The pharmacies also offer translation services for prescription labels, medication guides and counseling.
Samaritan Pharmacy also offers free prescription mailing within Oregon.
People wishing to transfer their prescriptions to the new Lincoln City pharmacy may call 541-557-7106. For all other questions, call 541-996-7231 or go online to samhealth.org/Pharmacy.
