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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — New Health's CEO cut the ribbon Monday on a new pharmacy he said will bring affordable drugs to an underserved Charlestown community.
"The federal government gives us a grant to be able to provide pharmacy services at a low cost to our patients," CEO Vin Scibelli told WBZ NewsRadio's Carl Stevens. "So we're able to purchase those prescriptions at a low cost and give the savings back to our patients."
New Health's new facility came amid a slew of pharmacy closures across Boston.
Walgreens locations in Roxbury, Mattapan and Hyde Park have shuttered in the past year.
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New Health operates in affiliation with Mass General Brigham and Boston Medical Center.
It opened a Charlestown health center in 2016.
The pharmacy is located in the same building as the health center, 15 Tufts St.
WBZ NewsRadio's Carl Stevens (@carlwbz) reports.
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