Goodbye Margaret, welcome (again) Britt
The Pharmacy Bridge program has a new manager! Following in Margaret Lamb’s footsteps is now Britt Howe.
We were so fortunate hiring Margaret (left) back in 2008. At the time, there was no Pharmacy Bridge, just an idea and a few pieces of the puzzle. Margaret had the right skill set, intelligence, and temperament to establish the program in collaboration with the Coalition of Community Health Clinics and Providence Health Plan.
Pharmacy Bridge is one of the most valuable services we offer to the community: it gets low-income uninsured patients the medications they need in a way that’s convenient, affordable, and efficient. In the last fiscal year, almost $600,000 worth of medication was provided at no cost through Pharmacy Bridge.
We’re really grateful to Margaret and we’re going to miss her. We’re thrilled for her and proud of her, though, because she’ll be pursuing her dream: she’s starting a graduate program in musical theater at Boston Conservatory. We’ve enjoyed watching her local performances and can’t wait to see her on Broadway!
A sign of Margaret’s integrity and commitment to the program was her five-month notice, which allowed her to train her replacement. Britt Howe (right) had come to us during the H1N1 scare to work on a pilot care coordination project, funded by Kaiser Permanente and Providence. The flu didn’t hit the community as hard as anticipated, which allowed Britt to develop our primary care coordination guidelines, which we’re now implementing.
When Margaret announced her departure, Britt expressed interest in taking over the program. Having worked with us for some time, she up to speed on what the program needs, and we know she has the right skills and passion for helping people.
“Stepping into my new role as the Pharmacy Resource Specialist has been both challenging and incredibly rewarding. With the help of our invaluable community volunteers and interns, the Pharmacy Bridge program supports the varied pharmaceutical needs of our patients. The increasing number of community volunteer hours will grow our Medication Assistance Program, which will increase our capacity to support more patients within Project Access NOW.”
We’re fortunate to have Britt on board!
(August 2010)
