COVINGTON – St. Tammany Health System, the premier provider of healthcare in northern and western St. Tammany, has acquired the iconic Braswell’s community pharmacy in Covington, health system leadership has announced.
The purchase unites two long-standing local healthcare institutions and ensures that Braswell’s, which has served Northshore residents since 1981, remains locally owned and operated.
STHS has successfully operated an employee pharmacy for years. The addition of a retail pharmacy across the street from its flagship hospital expands the health system’s current retail pharmacy services and is consistent with its mission to serve the health needs of our community, close to home.
“We are proud to maintain this trusted community pharmacy as just that: a trusted community pharmacy,” said Joan Coffman, president and CEO of St. Tammany Health System. “As the leading provider of healthcare in our community, we look forward to providing another avenue of healthcare services to our friends and neighbors as we continue to deliver on our promise of providing world-class health care close to home for local families.”
The proximity of Braswell’s to the health system’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital coupled with local support for Braswell’s made the purchase a natural fit for STHS, Coffman added.
“Adding this longstanding, respected community pharmacy will allow STHS to reach and serve more members of our community. We are eager to welcome and work with our newest colleagues as we fold their retail pharmacy operations into our health system structure,” said Sharon Toups, senior vice president and chief operating officer of St. Tammany Health System.
Patrons of Braswell’s can rest assured in the knowledge that the familiar faces of the employees they know and love will still be hands-on in the St. Tammany Health System Pharmacy at Braswell’s and that prescriptions will be filled as usual.
St. Tammany Health System will continue to operate its employee and inpatient pharmacy within St. Tammany Parish Hospital.