PHILANTHROPY
On-site Pharmacy
Delivers Higher Level of
Care to Cancer Patients As a clinical oncology pharmacy specialist,
John Moore, PharmD, offers a friendly and reassuring presence to patients at the Sentara RMH Hahn Cancer Center. “I get great gratification out of being able to interact with patients on a daily basis and talk with them face to face,” says Moore, who manages the Cancer Center’s onsite pharmacy. “Those who haven’t been to the Cancer Center don’t understand the benefits of having our pharmacy on the premises. It’s a huge, huge advantage.” Not all cancer centers are fortunate to have a pharmacy within their walls, Moore notes. This is but one example of the Hahn Cancer Center’s extraordinary commitment to its patients—a commitment sustained by the community’s continued generosity through gifts to the RMH Foundation. Unfortunately, there’s hardly a family in our community that hasn’t been affected by cancer. In fact, visits to the Cancer Center have grown by 17% in the past two years alone, prompting the need for renovations after
a decade in operation. The RMH Foundation has committed $1.4 million of the total project cost and seeks the generosity of donors to see the renovation project through. Although the facility’s footprint itself will not expand with the upgrades, the number of chairs at the Infusion Center will grow by 50%, from 18 to 27, to accommodate those needing chemotherapy, blood infusions or other intravenous therapy. Other enhancements will include the addition of two exam rooms to the Medical Oncology Clinic and important safety updates to the on-site pharmacy to keep it compliant with new regulations. Moore is thankful the opportunity arose for him to be part of the on-site pharmacy when the Hahn Cancer Center opened, along with the new hospital, in 2010. He oversees the preparation of chemotherapy w w w.S uppor tRMH.org
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