Five health systems and hospitals that have opened pharmacies or announced plans to since March 6:
Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health will open a pharmacy in Ely, Minn., March 21.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health has launched a specialty pharmacy program in Niagara County, N.Y.
St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colo., part of SCL Health, has opened a new, 10,000-square-foot pharmacy, local NBC affiliate KKCO reported.
Boston Children's Hospital has partnered with Shields Health Solutions to establish a specialty pharmacy at the hospital.
Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Mo., purchased Bradford Pharmacy in West Plains and has rebranded the facility to Ozarks Healthcare Pharmacy, Ozark Radio News reported.