Wednesday, December 11th, Jeffrey Mosher was on the road to the corner of Pennsylvania and E. Michigan Avenues in Lansing, Michigan, and officials connected with UM Health-Sparrow were on hand to share about plans to remodel a former Rite Aid Pharmacy, which was across the street from the hospital into a multi-service facility for the healthcare system.

According to UM Health-Sparrow official's advisory, they are set to transform former Rite Aid store into Pharmacy and Urgent Care.

Watch the three guest announcement video from that morning in the YouTube video shared below:

University of Michigan Health-Sparrow is moving forward with plans to lease a former Rite Aid store in Lansing to enhance access to pharmacy, urgent care and occupational health services. The move will help address the growing pharmacy desert in the Lansing area. Located at the corner of E. Michigan Avenue and Pennsylvania, directly across from UM Health-Sparrow Lansing, the renovated space will ensure patients maintain access to critical medications and urgent health care services close to home. The Rite Aid closed earlier this year along with nearly 200 other retail pharmacies. UM Health-Sparrow leaders will outline plans for the new site and highlight how other Pharmacy Plus locations across Mid-Michigan have stepped up to support community members in need. Interviews available with UM Health-Sparrow leaders, along with b-roll of the former Rite Aid store.

While on hand at the Rite Aid, 1004 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. That chilly recent morning, members of the media met with Constance O'Malley, Regional COO for Sparrow West and Community Hospitals, Stacey Pearl, Administrative Director, Sparrow's Pharmacy Plus, along with Patrick Sustrich, Director of Regional Primary Care Offices / Occupational Health  and Retail Healthcare, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow

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University of Michigan Health-Sparrow is Mid-Michigan’s premier health care organization and includes hospitals in Lansing, Carson City, Charlotte, Ionia and St. Johns, as well as UM Health-Sparrow Specialty Hospital, Care Network, the Michigan Athletic Club, and AL!VE. UM Health-Sparrow is part of University of Michigan Health. Through the dedication of our 10,000 team members, UM Health-Sparrow pursues a vision to be nationally recognized as a leader in quality and patient experience. For more information, visit UofMHealthSparrow.org.

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