Longs Drugs unveils HealthHUB experience to serve Hawaii

HONOLULU — Longs Drugs and its parent company CVS Health on Wednesday held a community grand opening ceremony and blessing to debut HealthHUB at three store locations in Hawaii.

Following the ceremony, which included traditional Hawaiian and Chinese blessings, CVS Health committed to a second year of funding to Aloha United Way in support of Hawaii’s efforts to meet the health needs of Oahu’s homeless population. The $25,000 grant will bolster Hawaii Homeless Healthcare Hui’s (H4) plans to build a permanent, comprehensive service facility in Iwilei to better provide its medical services.

The new HealthHUB locations will continue to offer products specifically procured for the people of Hawaii, and feature a broader range of connected health care services to help patients better manage chronic conditions; more products and services focused on overall health and wellness; and trusted advice and personalized care that can be accessed virtually and with the ease of walking into the following Longs Drugs:

Longs Drugs, 45 480 Kaneohe Bay Drive, Kaneohe, HI 96744
Longs Drugs, 98-1005 Moanalua Road, Aiea, HI 96701
Longs Drugs, 925 California Avenue, Wahiawa, HI 96786

“We’re delivering real change to the health care system, and that is the focus of our new HealthHUB locations across the state,” said Scott Sutton, region director for Longs Drugs in Hawaii. “Customers tell us they want local access to convenient, personalized and integrated health care. Our HealthHUBs do just that — elevating the store and our digital touchpoints into a seamless, community-based health care offering that complements the patient-doctor relationship and provides consumers with accessible and knowledgeable experts they trust, in order to coordinate a better health care experience at a lower cost.”

CVS Health began piloting HealthHUBs in 2018 to overwhelming customer satisfaction. The introduction of HealthHUB in Hawaii is part of the company’s strategy to scale the program nationally and comes at a critical time when the country is addressing a global pandemic.

“As COVID-19 continues to impact Hawaii and communities across the country, many Americans have delayed visiting a doctor for routine care, a decision that can have serious, long-term consequences,” continued Sutton. “The addition of HealthHUBs across the state means the community now has convenient locations for health and wellness checks, immunizations, treatment of minor illnesses and injuries, screening for chronic conditions, and much more.”