Celebrating American Pharmacists week (Oct 20-26)



Sitting – (L to R) Leon Basil,  Claire Lewis, Amanda Tulolo, Amanda Set, Lai Yee, Pat Duca, Cindy Carter

Standing – (L to R) Jason Lancaster, Craig Donahue, Patrick Lam, Pam Sherry, Mary Russo, Roza Daniyelyan, Lori MacAuslan, Tom Giglio, Josh Black, Nate Sesin, Keith Thomasset, Maryann Ruotolo, Andre Abou-Farah, Diane Houng

October is American Pharmacists Month, specifically, the week of October 20-26 which is the National Hospital and Health Systems Pharmacy week. It is a time to celebrate and recognize the important contributions made every day by pharmacists and technicians in hospitals and health systems.

At Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, there are more than 60 technicians and 60 pharmacists, who prepare and dispense approximately 2.5 million medication doses annually.

During the Pharmacy week, the team, led by Keith B. Thomasset, BS, Pharm.D., MBA, BCPS, director of pharmacy services organized the below activities to celebrate and thank the team members for their contribution:

1)Technician appreciation board thanking the technicians for all they do to ensure our patients receive safe care

2)Pizza party and Pot luck challenge – Winner- Roza Daniyelyan . Her winning dish is Hummus and grape leaves

3)Guess the number of vial caps in the jar – Winner –Wael Labib

Please join me to thank our wonderful Pharmacy's colleagues during the celebration!