Rainbow Hospice Selects OnePoint Patient Care as a
Preferred Provider of Hospice Pharmacy Services
OnePoint to Provide Rainbow Hospice Prompt Prescription Dispensing and
Delivery, Along with Clinical Consulting and Cost Management Services
CHICAGO, Ill., January 20, 2009 – OnePoint Patient Care, an independent hospice pharmacy services provider, announced today that Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care has selected OnePoint’s new Illinois pharmacy as a preferred provider of hospice pharmacy services. Under the agreement, OnePoint will dispense and deliver prescription medications and custom compounds to Rainbow Hospice patients and provide clinical consulting and cost management programs to Rainbow Hospice care teams.
Park Ridge, Ill.,-based Rainbow Hospice is among the oldest and largest nonprofit hospices in Illinois, annually serving more than 2000 terminally ill patients and their families in Chicago and surrounding counties.
“The hallmark of outstanding end-of-life care is the respect that each area of specialty has for the others. Partnering with a pharmacy as distinguished as OnePoint assures that we have the kind of pharmaceutical expertise that is a match for our fine clinical and supportive services. We are confident that our OnePoint colleagues will work as hard as we do to ensure that our patients are cared for in a dignified and expert way,” said Patricia Ahern, President and CEO of Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care. “Add to that OnePoint’s clinical consulting and cost management expertise that will allow us to provide this top-notch care while managing costs and complying with complex and ever-evolving regulations, and OnePoint gives us the complete package.”
OnePoint Patient Care is the nation’s leading local hospice pharmacy services provider, filling prescriptions, creating custom compounds and providing home deliveries for an average of 7,500 patients per day. The pharmacy’s local operations provide 24-hour accessibility, personal interaction, accurate prescriptions and prompt delivery, allowing hospices to get patients their medications quickly, simply and reliably. In addition, OnePoint provides clinical consulting and cost management services designed to help hospices provide superior, yet cost-effective palliative care for their patients.
“We are honored to serve as Rainbow Hospice’s pharmacy services partner and to help it further its mission of enabling people to live with dignity and hope while coping with loss and the end of life,” said Sherwin Sorkin, President of OnePoint’s Illinois division. “Our Illinois pharmacy gives Rainbow the assurance of having a local partner backed by the expertise of a national network of pharmacies, combining efficient, local dispensing and delivery service with the added benefits of our clinical consulting and cost management programs. We look forward to bringing these benefits to Rainbow Hospice, helping them provide the best possible care to their patients and families.”
About OnePoint Patient Care
OnePoint Patient Care is a national hospice pharmacy services provider with operations in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Nevada and Oklahoma and more locations to come in 2009. For more than 20 years, OnePoint has been helping hospice patients get the medications they need quickly, simply and reliably. Working for its hospice partners 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, OnePoint provides clinically advanced and personal service customized to their needs. OnePoint was one of the first pharmacies to begin serving the hospice industry when the Medicare hospice benefit began in the 1980s, and today it has grown to be one of the leading independent hospice pharmacies in the United States. For additional information, visit www.oppc.com or call (866) 771-OPPC.
About Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care
Rainbow Hospice is a nonprofit organization serving terminally ill patients and their families in Chicago and surrounding counties. Rainbow Hospice enables people to live with dignity and hope while coping with loss and the end of life. Rainbow Hospice offers extensive bereavement services, including the Good Mourning program for bereaved children, teens and their families as well as a Community Speakers Bureau, the Rainbow Hospice LIFE Institute for Learning and Rainbow Hospice Ark, an Inpatient Unit. Rainbow Hospice is licensed to serve Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties in Illinois. Rainbow Hospice is Medicare and Medicaid certified and accredited by Community Health Accreditation Program. More information about Rainbow Hospice can be found at www.rainbowhospice.org.
