HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Boone Memorial Hospital, Inc. (dba Boone Memorial Health), Coal River Pharmacy, LLC, have introduced an asset buy settlement.

Under the settlement, Boone Memorial Health will purchase considerably all Family Life Pharmacy’s property and the pharmacy constructing in Comfort, West Virginia.

Following the closing of the transaction, Family Life Pharmacy will reopen as BMH Comfort Pharmacy, and Boone Memorial Health will rent all present Family Life Pharmacy workers. The transaction represents an extension of companies that Boone Memorial Health has been offering since July 2021 by way of the outpatient clinic it operates in Comfort.

“We are very grateful to the residents of Comfort and the surrounding areas for accepting BMH into their community since the opening of our BMH Comfort Clinic,” stated Boone Memorial Health Chief Executive Officer Virgil Underwood. “This additional growth in Comfort underscores our commitment to improving health care access and advancing health equity by providing much-needed services, in-person, to residents of the Coalfields. Under Stephanie Massey’s leadership, we look forward to providing the same level of service and care that Family Life Pharmacy patients have come to expect.”

“Patients can rest assured that the same staff they have grown to know and trust will still be here to provide exceptional pharmacy care,” stated Massey. “Combining our longstanding relationships and commitment to excellence with Boone Memorial Health’s existing retail pharmacy infrastructure and clinical expertise will serve to further enhance our patient experience.”

“For more than 15 years, Family Life Pharmacy has been a staple in Eastern Boone County,” stated Boone Memorial Health Chief Operating Officer Angie Christian. “Their leadership team and employees share Boone Memorial Health’s values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and we are so excited to welcome them to the BMH Family.”

The transaction is predicted to shut August 18, 2023, with Family Life Pharmacy reopening as BMH Comfort Pharmacy on August 21, 2023, pending mandatory approvals. The pharmacy will proceed to function throughout its common enterprise hours, Monday by way of Friday, 9:00 a.m. to five:00 p.m., and there might be no interruption to pharmacy or clinic companies throughout the transition. The BMH Comfort Clinic can also be open Monday by way of Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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