McKesson Announces 2014 Pharmacy of the Year Winner at McKesson ideaShare

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ORLANDO, FL, July 21, 2014 — McKesson Corporation announced that its 2014 Pharmacy of the Year grand prize winner is Hayat Health Mart Pharmacy, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hayat Health Mart Pharmacy was honored in a special awards ceremony during the Opening General Session at the McKesson ideaShare 2014 conference.

Hayat Health Mart Pharmacy, owned by Hashim Zaibak, has been a McKesson customer and a member of the Health Mart® franchise since the pharmacy opened in January of 2011. McKesson’s Pharmacy of the Year award recognizes independent pharmacies for the exceptional contributions they make to their communities and the leadership they demonstrate in the areas of quality patient care, innovative marketing and technology adoption. McKesson recognized three additional pharmacies as Pharmacy of the Year regional winners for their innovation and outstanding contributions to their communities:

• Butterfield Health Mart Pharmacy in Fort Pierce, Fla., owned by David Wright
• Jamestown Health Mart Pharmacy in Jamestown, Pa., owned by Bretton and Stacey Walberg
• River Road Health Mart Pharmacy in Eugene, Ore., owned by Brian Marr

“Through their passionate commitment to serving the needs of their community, Hashim Zaibak and his team at Hayat Health Mart Pharmacy clearly demonstrate why community pharmacy continues to succeed and grow,” said Mark Walchirk, president, McKesson U.S. Pharmaceutical. “McKesson is proud to provide independent pharmacies with clinical programs to help improve patient outcomes, marketing support to expand their local presence, and technology solutions to help increase revenue and efficiencies. Hayat Health Mart has become an integral member of its community by establishing strong, personal relationships with patients and offering the latest clinical services for improved health.”

Zaibak and his wife, Bushra, own and operate five Health Mart pharmacies with plans to open a sixth location soon. The pharmacies primarily serve inner city Milwaukee communities, where they feel they can have the most impact on patients who may not otherwise get the care they need. They started a program called “Hayat Cares” to help provide free health education at community centers and places of worship on a variety of health topics, including diabetes and heart health, key issues for the community. Recognizing the diversity of their community, the pharmacy also hosts one seminar a month for Iraqi refugees living in Milwaukee and is working with Somali-, Spanish-, and Hmong-speaking staff to create programs in those respective languages as well. According to Zaibak, “If we prevent one heart attack or stroke, we will have done our job.”

Hayat Health Mart is the only pharmacy in the area to offer free delivery, in-home medication therapy management (MTM), and a medication synchronization program called Simplify My Meds®, developed by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). To simplify their patients’ lives and increase therapy compliance, the five Hayat locations help more than 400 patients with medication synchronization. A pharmacy employee regularly calls patients when their monthly coordinated prescription pick-up date is coming, checks for any discontinued items, and reviews any new therapies with the patient. Hayat Health Mart Pharmacy is leading the way for MTM and Med Sync programs throughout Wisconsin, and Zaibak is teaching the continuing education course “Practical Steps for Integrating MTM into Your Daily Practice Routine” at the McKesson ideaShare conference.

Additionally, the pharmacy adopted McKesson technology and automation solutions from the start to help support efficient workflow and continued growth. Hayat Health Mart Pharmacy has established a strong presence in the local community with a proactive marketing program developed in partnership with Health Mart. The program features custom marketing initiatives including radio and billboard ads featuring real patients and employees, a “door hanger competition” for their delivery drivers to help attract new customers, and commercials that play at the local movie theater.

“My wife and I started Hayat Health Mart Pharmacy with the intention of making a difference and affecting change in our community because at the end of the day, there is always a patient who cannot afford their medication or someone who just cannot get to the pharmacy. We wanted to do more for the underserved community and provide a higher level of care and knowledge to increase compliance and promote good health,” said Zaibak. “The partnership we have with McKesson, with continuous support and access to new clinical programs and technology solutions, has played a significant role in our success and our ability to make an impact. Being Pharmacy of the Year means that we have been blessed by being able to achieve many of the goals we set for ourselves, but it also inspires us to achieve even bigger goals in the future.”