Samaritan Pharmacy Opens in Lincoln City on Monday, Jan. 6 December 26, 2024 Timely access to prescription medication and pharmaceutical services is vitally important for a healthy community, yet retail drugstore chains and independent pharmacies across the nation have been shutting down. To counteract this trend locally, Samaritan Health Services has opened retail pharmacies throughout its service area, including its most recent one, Samaritan Pharmacy – Lincoln City. Located on the campus of Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital, this new neighborhood pharmacy will open on Monday, Jan. 6. Its hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, and closed daily 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,” said Lesley Ogden, MD, CEO of the two Samaritan hospitals in Lincoln County. “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.” Location The new pharmacy is in Building 5 on the campus of Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital. 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-thru window, which is accessible off 28th Street. The walk-in entrance is just around the corner from the drive-thru, on the north side of the building, with convenient customer parking. Services Available 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. Refilling prescriptions is also convenient in the Samaritan MyChart online system, which allows refill requests from a patient’s personal computer or mobile app. If a patient has trouble affording medications, Samaritan’s medication assistance program may be able to help. Samaritan Pharmacy also offers free prescription mailing within Oregon. People wishing to transfer their prescriptions to this new Lincoln City pharmacy may call 541-557-7106. For all other questions, call 541-996-7231 or go online to samhealth.org/Pharmacy.
