CVS Health debuts new specialty pharmacy facility

ORLANDO, Fla. - CVS Health this week was joined by Florida Gov. Rick Scott, the Orlando Economic Development Commission VP Business Development Casey Barnes, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Florida State Reps. Mike Miller and Mike La Rosa to officially open a new specialty pharmacy facility here.

The new 112,000 square foot facility will hire pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and administrative staff to expand CVS Health's work to help customers with disease education, provide pharmacy and medication counseling, verify benefits and coordinate care with multiple health care providers.

At the event, Alan Lotvin, EVP specialty pharmacy at CVS Health, spoke about the company's purpose of helping people on their path to better health. "As our company grows we are excited to add new resources and new colleagues to support that purpose – like those here in this building.”

The project was made possible through partnerships between Enterprise Florida, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, The Orlando Economic Development Commission and the Orange County.