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$500 billion
expected size of specialty pharmacy
industryby 2029
FROM$70 BILLION IN 2008
$500 billion
$500 billion
2009 Walgreens Annual Report Page 11
Convenience at work
Julia Chisholm is a Phoenix pharmacist
at the worksite clinic in the Maricopa
County building, which provides
services for 2,500 county employees
and their dependents. Run by
Walgreens, this clinic provides
pharmacy services and a Take Care
Clinic. Research shows that for every
dollar employers spend on worksite
health centers, they save about 2 to 4
times that on health care expenses.
Tying it all together
Barry Zins
(center)
, Market Vice President
in Phoenix, is responsible for promoting
Walgreens portfolio of services to
increase profitability and spur growth
in the area. Here, Barry meets Walgreen
health service providers and patients
at a company-sponsored event offering
free bone-density screenings.
Phoenix, Arizona – As the fifth most populous
city in the United States, Phoenix is a healthy
market for Walgreens, which now has 183 stores
in the area. In addition to being the capital of Arizona,
Phoenix is the seat of Maricopa County. To provide
pharmacy, health and wellness services to county
workers, Walgreens now operates a pharmacy and
clinic at the Maricopa County building.
Quality, cost-effective
care at home
Abigail Plumley, Walgreens Home
Infusion Nurse in Phoenix, assists
apatient with her intravenous med-
ications. Walgreens is the largest
provider of home infusion services
in the country, leading the way in
delivering cost-effective, convenient,
quality care to people at home.