GNC expands into virtual healthcare through GNC Health
GNC, a U.S. health retailer, has expanded to provide healthcare services with GNC Health. GNC Health, a retailer entering the world of healthcare or a Commercial Healthcare Provider (CHP), now offers membership plans for individuals and families to make health and wellness services more readily available across the nation. Through GNC Health, patients can access virtual care services, free medications, and treatment for health conditions including allergies, flu, earache, fever, migraine, stomach issues, UTI’s, and more, at no additional cost for members.
CVS health services business rebrands
CVS announced it has rebranded its health services business as Healthspire™, bringing together its health care delivery, pharmacy and health services solutions, including:
- CVS Caremark ® and CVS Specialty®
- MinuteClinic®, Oak Street Health and Signify Health
- Cordavis™
“CVS Healthspire will enable us to deliver connected patient care, pharmacy benefits and innovative provider support solutions in communities across the country, making expert care simple, more accessible and more affordable,” the company said in a release. “From driving lower prescription drug costs to millions of Americans every day through CVS Caremark, to a fully integrated care delivery ecosystem utilizing digital, community, home-based and traditional channels, we’re transforming care to drive superior health outcomes and a seamless consumer experience.”
CenterWell Home Health collects 289,000 meals for needy Americans
CenterWell Home Health announced it supplied more than a quarter-million meals in its latest drive to feed people in need in the communities it serves around the country last fall.
Thanks to the generosity of individuals and organizations, CenterWell last fall has collected food and financial donations equivalent to 289,490 meals, according to Susan Benoit, president of CenterWell Home Health. “We are humbled by the kindness of the many people who gave this year,” Benoit said. “We finished nearly 40,000 meals ahead of last year. It’s so rewarding to be able to make a difference in the lives of people in need.”
With more than 350 branches in 38 states, CenterWell Home Health provides clinical care to help patients regain their confident, independent selves. Whether managing a chronic condition or recovering from illness, injury, surgery or hospitalization, CenterWell’s nurses and therapists work together with patients, their families and their health care providers to create a personalized care plan.
This fall marked CenterWell’s 19th annual Food/Fund Drive, conceived to help fight against food insecurity – a known social factor that affects health – in the communities CenterWell Home Health serves. Over the years, CenterWell Home Health (previously known as the home health division of Kindred at Home) has collected over 1.3 million meals.
Staff across the country were invited to participate in the 2023 drive, collecting a total of 139,400 meals to assist those in need. The top team was the Portland, Maine branch, bringing in 21,261 meals. The Atlanta regional operations team finished a close second with 21,250 meals, and the Wichita Falls, Texas branch chipped in 10,933 meals. The Humana Foundation contributed $15,000 in cash to the campaign, or $5,000 for each of the top three finishers.