THANKS FOR MAKING IT A SUCCESS!

COMMUNITY AT WORK

The volunteers of Bethlehem Girls Basketball Club, EMTs of Delmar-Bethlehem and Bethlehem Central School District and our host Jericho Drive-In make this a successful event.  

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Community helping community at its best!

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SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES!

WE DID NOT FORGET ABOUT YOU

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Trust me, we didn’t forget about you.  Our enormous waiting list continues to grow and it pains us that we can’t tackle it as fast as we’d like.  We continue to field hundreds of daily questions-most of which are all the same: why haven’t more appointments for vaccines been made available for the Young’s Clinics, what’s the update on vaccine shipment, when is it my turn, where am I on the waiting list? The truth is:  we have been shut out for the past 3 weeks. No First Dose vaccine has been allocated to us despite us following the ordering instructions and previous vaccine administration instructions to the letter.  We are sitting here patiently awaiting our shipment from New York State.  We have searched other ways to bring in vaccines through New York State, from redistribution with other facilities that have excess, and a Federal Pharmacy Partnership route, but those routes fell short.  With every denial we can’t help but become confused and discouraged, but we are not losing hope for receiving another shipment sometime soon.  Trust us when we are saying we are advocating for you and we are trying our darndest in getting COVID-19 vaccines to serve our community. 

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At this time, we are asking for patience.  We know it’s a tall order when other providers are popping up (but sometimes also cancelling) with vaccines.  It does not hurt our feelings if you were to find other places that may offer the vaccine to you.  We encourage everyone to explore other avenues to get vaccines.  Every Wednesday there is a new allotment or shipment being sent across the Capital District.  We ask that you visit CapitalRegionVax.org for a listing of places and move forward from there. The more lists you are on THE BETTER!

BE READY.  Be ready for what-you may ask?  When we are eventually made aware that doses are arriving the time frame that we will have is ONLY a few days to get a clinic set up for a Thursday, Friday, Saturday or even Sunday.  In the weeks leading up to now we would typically find out on a Saturday evening if we would be receiving a shipment.  As we have already mentioned above, the past 3 weeks we have been passed over by New York State.  But when we did receive doses  we would receive shipping confirmation on Monday and then its off to the races to scramble to get a clinic set up in two to three days.  We pull from the bottom of the list because those are the earliest entries.  We then send out however many emails or invites to match the doses we receive.  If we get 100 doses in, then we send out 100 emails/invites.  When we are notified that someone has already been vaccinated the email then goes to the next person on the waiting list.

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Patients who receive the email have 24 hours to respond and fill out the forms attached.  So, this is the part we you need to be ready.  If you get the email, please be sure to fill it out in a timely matter.  You have a chance to secure the spot, but you need to fill out the form and set an appointment.  If you are not tech-savvy, please have someone ready to help on your behalf.  This is very important: the email that you receive is for YOU ONLY. This CANNOT be shared as it causes issues with the appointment slot that we have chosen for you and you may lose your slot if you share that email!!!!

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PLEASE HAVE THE PROPER DOCUMENTS READY TO GO TO ENTER FOR THE FORMS:  DRIVER’S LICENSE AND MEDICARE ID CARD.  We need the Medicare ID card with the alphanumeric characters.  THIS IS SO IMPORTANT!  We are not looking for a Medicare advantage card or your old Medicare Card with Social Security Number.  WE NEED THE MEDICARE ID CARD THAT HAS THE CARDBOARD FEEL COLORED RED, WHITE AND BLUE.  Right now we have over 15% unpaid claims because patients are not giving the right information.  If you don’t have it, we ask be ready and prepare RIGHT NOW and get that information.  Unfortunately Medicare Advantage plans will not work right now, i.e. CDPHP, Humana, MVP, etc.  WE NEED THE ACTUAL MEDICARE CARD.  You can call 1-800-MEDICARE to get your Medicare Benefits Identifier (MBI Number).  It takes about 5-10 minutes to call and answer a few questions to get the MBI Number. 

Just know that Young’s Pharmacy & General Store is working hard on securing spaces to work out our own mini mass vaccination clinic or POINT OF DISPENSING (POD) Sites so that we can do hundreds of vaccinations per day.  We are working in conjunction with the West Sand Lake Fire House and the Averill Park Fire House as POD sites.  Additional community sites have come forward that we are working in conjunction with to bring more vaccines to the community.  We are happy to have an outpouring support from our community for volunteers.  We will be tapping into our volunteer list once we get a grip on a steady flow of vaccines. As mentioned before it’s community helping community.  This is only the beginning of the vaccination process.   We are all anxious to get to the finish line sooner, but we have always mentioned that this is a marathon and not a race to the finish line.  Patience is key!!!!

Sincerely Yours,

Miller Young, Pharm.D. RPh.

ABOUT US

"Old-Fashioned Personal Service

Meeting Your Modern Healthcare Needs"

Personal Service is our priority here at Young's Pharmacy & General Store.  Our staff strives to form personal bonds with all our patients.  This philosophy has helped build a strong relationship with this wonderful community. 

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When it comes to finding the medications you need, our Pharmacy has got you covered. Our responsible staff works hard to make sure each patient is taken care of with fast and friendly service, accurate prescriptions, and reliable healthcare advice. Come to Young's Pharmacy & General Store ,LLC and start getting the personalized attention you deserve.

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Come and see for yourself and experience how our independent locally owned business can make a difference in your health.  

A MESSAGE ABOUT
CORONA-VIRUS (COVID-19)

Call it what you may Corona Virus or COVID-19, it has left our nation currently confused and in a panicked mode. During these times, we will remain open and continue to service our patients and community to help reduce the spread of this virus because we believe we will beat this collectively.

We at Young’s Pharmacy & General Store are doing our best to keep our patients safe by following the CDC and DOH Guidelines during this pandemic:

• frequent 20-sec handwashing

• frequent disinfecting of countertops

• hand to face touching

• hand-sanitizer accessibility

The practice suggested by CDC and DOH will help curb the transmission of the virus. The staff and patrons to Young’s Pharmacy & General Store are our top priority.

During this time please feel free to look into several options into reaching us: phone-calls, texting, emails, fax and if you would like, a general letter through our post office. This practice is especially important with our patients who may feel under the weather and are unable to come in.

Also at this time, please also consider our delivery service, curbside pickup or mailing service to help reduce the transmission of the virus.

We are checking in with our wholesalers daily on our stock of medications and supplies to help with the community supply chain. We are aware of shortages to the OTC medications and goods as well as prescription medications. We are diligently looking for supplies from our multiple wholesalers daily.

We ask everyone to be vigilant, be smart and most of all be safe as we fight COVID-19 as a community.

Respectfully Yours,
Miller Young, Pharm.D. RPh.
Owner-Supervising Pharmacist
Young’s Pharmacy & General Store, LLC

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CONNECT WITH OUR PHARMACY SYSTEM

OUR MOBILE APP WITH RX LOCAL

Stay in touch with our mobile app.  Takes 5 minutes to sign up.  Download app from the Google store or App store.  Find our pharmacy and sign up.  

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Mobile App helps our patients see what prescriptions are available for refill requests, reminders for taking medications, physician information and pharmacy messaging.  

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Just another way for our patients to have access to our pharmacy.