West Coast Pharmacy is just what the doctor ordered.
The new shop opened in April inside the Calle Real Shopping Center in Goleta, and it promises to offer personalized service, a throwback in time amid the corporate culture of the CVS and Walgreens pharmacies of the world.
It offers a compound mixing service and will deliver.
“There’s a relationship between a pharmacist and a patient,” managing partner Gary Klass said. “There’s a relationship between the medical provider and the pharmacist.”
He opened the Goleta spot with business partners Al and Lisa Sanchez.
Klass previously worked in pharmaceutical sales and has lived in the community for more than 25 years.
He said he wants to bring a locally owned pharmacy to the area to give people options away from the big companies.
“Obviously, you are not going to have the long lines,” Klass said. “We will deliver to people’s homes or offices.”
He said pharmacists will answer questions about medicines.
“We’re trying to establish relationships between the patient and the pharmacist,” Klass said. “We can also correspond with the doctor or the patient via text, via phone, there’s an open communication.”
He said there will be shorter lines, and customers will have access to the staff to get their questions answered.
He eventually plans to also offer pet medicines.
“We have a compounding room,” he said. “We’ll make specialty medications.”
The pharmacy, at 5726 Calle Real, is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m to 5 p.m.
“There’s a huge need out here for a community-based pharmacy,” Klass said.
UCLA Health Opens New Location
UCLA Health has opened a new location in Santa Barbara.
According to a news release, the center will focus on primary and specialty care, along with cancer care.
It is the third UCLA Center on the South Coast and is located at 111 E. Victoria St. in Santa Barbara.
The Primary & Specialty Care services are on the second floor while the UCLA Health Cancer Care clinic and its dedicated infusion center are on the third floor, according to a news release.
Cancer services offered at the clinic include medical oncology, hematology, genetics, breast cancer care as well as access to UCLA clinical trials and the psychosocial support services provided by the Simms Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology.
“We feel extremely grateful that UCLA Health has been embraced so enthusiastically by the Santa Barbara community,” said Dr. Adam Cavallero, ambulatory regional medical director and primary care physician at UCLA Health. “The new office on Victoria Street will significantly expand our available space for patient care and provide a central location for our generalists and specialists, right in the heart of downtown.”
The UCLA Health Primary & Specialty Care Clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To make an appointment or for more information, visit uclahealth.org/santa-barbara-primary-specialty-care or call 805.564.3233.
The UCLA Health Cancer Care clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The infusion center has expanded hours. To make an appointment or for more information, visit www.uclahealth.org/santa-barbara-cancer-care or call 805.563.0051.
Giovanni’s Pizza Moves
The Carpinteria Giovanni’s Pizza closed temporarily but has found a new home.
The restaurant now occupies 5205 Carpinteria Ave., the former home of The Good Plow, which closed last year.
Giovanni’s was previously at 5003 Carpinteria Ave.
The restaurant re-opened last weekend by giving away free T-Shirts to customers.
Westmont College Student Starts Business
Westmont College student Jacob Guthrie has launched a marketing business, 805MediaWorks.
The marketing agency is focused on Southern California’s real estate market and offers Realtors, as well as other businesses, a wide range of creative services, including professional photography, videos, social media content, graphic design and marketing, according to a news release.
“805MediaWorks combines the latest technological tools with up-to-date knowledge of marketing and social media trends,” the news release states.
The goal, Guthrie said, is to help clients stand out from the crowd by providing them with high-quality branding and marketing materials designed for the digital age.
“There have been so many technological developments in just the past couple of years, especially when it comes to marketing real estate and creating a recognizable brand,” Guthrie said. “As young people who have grown up with social media and online marketing campaigns, I really feel that we bring an understanding of how to use this technology to bring the most value to our clients.”
He worked at public affairs firm Rincon Strategies, where he provided graphic design, video production, photography, and web design services for public affairs and political campaigns. He launched 805MediaWorks last summer.
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