Shields Health Solutions Further Enhances Executive Leadership Team with Three New Appointments

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 John Fitzsimmons Leave a comment News

STOUGHTON, MA, September 8, 2020 – As we continue to grow our business, employee base and care model to serve more partners and patients across the country, we’re also expanding our leadership team. We’re excited to welcome three new leaders to Shields who will bring additional focus on financial and operational rigor; branding, value prop […]

Shields Health Solutions Further Enhances Executive Leadership Team with Four New Appointments

June 2, 2020 John Fitzsimmons Leave a comment News

Stephen West Promoted to Chief Strategy Officer Cindy MacLean Joins as Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Paul Hanlon Joins as Chief Information Officer, and Bill Demianiuk Joins as Chief Quality Assurance Officer STOUGHTON, MA, June 2, 2020 – Shields Health Solutions (the “Company”), the leading and largest network of hospital-based specialty pharmacies, today announced four […]

Lee Cooper Joins Shields Health Solutions Leadership Team as Company Continues to Accelerate Growth

June 2, 2020 John Fitzsimmons Leave a comment News

Former President & CEO of GE Healthcare, U.S. and Canada, Appointed Shields CEO Will Continue to Accelerate Growth and Build Corporate Infrastructure and Resources>/p> Jack Shields, Founder and Chairman, to Continue Focus on Strategy, Partnerships, and Growth STOUGHTON, MA, June 2, 2020 – Shields Health Solutions (the “Company”), the leading and largest network of hospital-based […]

Shields Health Solutions Receives Equity Investments from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and Walgreen Co.

July 31, 2019August 2, 2019 John Fitzsimmons Leave a comment News

STOUGHTON, MASS., NEW YORK, NY, and DEERFIELD, ILL. – July 31, 2019 – Shields Health Solutions, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (“WCAS”) and Walgreen Co. (“Walgreens”) today announced the parties have entered into a definitive agreement through which WCAS and Walgreens will make equity investments in Shields. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Shields, […]

Inova Health System Establishes First In-House Specialty Pharmacy in Region to Care for Patients with Chronic Illnesses

July 30, 2019 John Fitzsimmons Leave a comment News

FALLS CHURCH, VA – July 30 – On May 13, Inova Health opened its newest pharmacy, named Inova Pharmacy Plus, located at Schar Cancer Institute. This pharmacy is the region’s first in-house, health-system-owned specialty pharmacy. The new pharmacy is radically different than traditional pharmacies in that it is designed to assist patients with complicated, chronic, […]

Dignity Health and Shields Health Solutions Bring Affordable Medication and Services to Patients with Complex Chronic Illnesses

March 28, 2019 John Fitzsimmons Leave a comment News

Specialty Pharmacy will Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Cost of Care San Francisco, Calif. – March 26, 2019 – Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest health systems that is a part of the new national health system, CommonSpirit Health, and Shields Health Solutions, a leading specialty pharmacy integrator, announced today a joint venture that […]

Berkshire Health Systems and Shields Health Solutions Launch Groundbreaking Diabetes Care Program at Berkshire Medical Center

November 26, 2018 John Fitzsimmons Leave a comment News

Pittsfield, MA, Nov. 26, 2018– Berkshire Health Systems, working with Shields Health Solutions, announced the expansion of its specialty pharmacy program into diabetes care today, making it one of the first health systems in the U.S. to introduce a hospital-owned specialty pharmacy care model into this disease state. Berkshire’s Community Specialty Pharmacy Program (BCSPP) provides […]

Hartford Healthcare and Shields Health Solutions Launch Groundbreaking Diabetes Care Program at Hartford Hospital

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 John Fitzsimmons Leave a comment News

New clinic services address crucial gaps found nationwide in diabetes care Hartford, CT and Quincy, MA, Nov. 8 – Hartford HealthCare has ushered in a new level of care in Connecticut to enhance the care provided to the state’s diabetes population. The Hartford HealthCare Specialty Pharmacy is an outpatient care and medication program dedicated to providing patients with the support necessary to manage […]

Rush University Medical Center and Shields Health Solutions Team Up to Expand Specialty Pharmacy Services for Patients Living with Complex Chronic Illnesses

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 John Fitzsimmons Leave a comment News

April 5, 2018 – Chicago & Quincy, MA – Rush University Medical Center and Shields Health Solutions announced today a partnership that will bring enhanced, life-changing specialty pharmacy services to people in the Chicago area living with complex chronic illnesses such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis. The specialty pharmacy at Rush University Medical Center differs […]

Shields Health Solutions Honors Kate Smullen for Earning One of Only 86 Certified Specialty Pharmacist Designations Awarded in 2017

August 29, 2017 John Fitzsimmons Leave a comment News

August 8, 2017 – Quincy, MA – Shields Health Solutions, a creator and growth accelerator of hospital-owned specialty pharmacies nationwide, congratulates Kate Smullen, PharmD, Senior Manager of Clinical Services, on earning the coveted Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSPTM) distinction. Ms. Smullen joins an exclusive group of only 86 Certified Specialty Pharmacists awarded nationally in 2017. The […]