PRESS RELEASES
Essential Medicines Company Civica Rx Turns 2,
Marking Numerous Milestones | September 2, 2020
Sandoz Collaborates with Civica Rx to Help Reduce Critical Generic
Medicine Shortages in US Hospitals | July 7, 2020
Kaiser Permanente Joins Forces with Civica Rx to Improve Availability
and Affordability of Essential Generic Medication | June 18, 2020
Civica Rx Partners on COVID-19 Response
and "End-to-End" U.S. Based Generic Drug Manufacturing | May 19, 2020
Civica Rx and Blue Cross Blue Shield Companies Join Forces | January 23, 2020
Civica Rx Partners with Thermo Fisher Scientific | January 16, 2020
Civica ANDA Statement | January 14, 2020
Civica Rx and Hikma announce shipments of Heparin
and seven other essential injectable medicines | December 10, 2019
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Patients Are Now Being Treated with a Civica Rx Medication | October 2, 2019
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Civica Rx and Exela Pharma Sciences Join Forces | September 10, 2019
Hikma and Civica Rx Sign Long-term Agreement | July 23, 2019
Civica Rx and Xellia Pharmaceuticals Join Forces | May 15, 2019
Civica Rx Opens New Headquarters | April 18, 2019
Civica Rx's Heather Wall named to
Modern Healthcare's Women Leaders "10 to Watch" List | February 16, 2019
Civica Rx Welcomes New Founding Members | January 7, 2019
Not-for-profit Generic Drug Company Officially Established | September 6, 2018
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Inside Health Policy
Hospitals Created Their Own Drug Maker Just In Time For Pandemic
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AHN's partnership with a pharmaceutical nonprofit yields unexpected benefits during COVID-19
Becker's Hospital Review:
How Civica Rx became a force in the generic drug industry: A timeline
Biopharma Dive:
Civica advances drug supply strategy with Thermo Fisher deal
Blog: Health Affairs
US News & World Report
NPR (recorded version)
To Combat Generic Drugs' High Prices, Civica RX To Make 2 Antibiotics
Modern Healthcare
Civica Rx aims to stabilize fragile pharmaceutical supply chain
CONTACTS
Civica Rx
Debbi Ford
Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer
970-227-3991
debbi.ford@civicarx.org
Allan Coukell
Sr. Vice President, Public Policy
617-999-9193
allan.coukell@civicarx.org
Governing Members
Michael Romano
National Director, Media Relations
Catholic Health Initiatives
303 - 383 - 2720
michaelromano@catholichealth.net
Daron Cowley
Media Relations Director
Intermountain Healthcare
801 - 442 - 2834
daron.cowley@imail.org
Duska Anastasijevic
Media Relations
Mayo Clinic
507 - 538 - 7003
Anastasijevic.dusanka@mayo.edu
Jessica Coffman
Senior Communications Manager
Providence St.Joseph Health
(425) 525 - 3643
Jessica.Coffman@providence.org
Eve Pidgeon
Manager, Communications & PR
Trinity Health
734 - 343 - 1270
pidgeone@trinity-health.org
Ed Fishbough
AVP Communications
HCA Healthcare
615 - 344 - 2810
Ed.Fishbough@HCAHealthcare.com
David Hebert
Director of Communications
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation
713 - 554 - 1967
dhebert@arnoldfoundation.org
Lance Teegarden
Manager, Digital Comunications
Peterson Center on Healthcare
646 - 768 - 4022
lteegarden@petersonhealthcare.org
Brian Westrich
System Manager, Media Relations
SSM Health
314 - 989 - 2878
Brian.Westrich@ssmhealth.com
Tim Ingersoll
Communications Director
West Health
858 - 412 - 8727
tpingersoll@westhealth.org
Founding Members
Dan Laurent
Vice-President, Communications
Allegheny Health Network
412-807-8103
daniel.laurent@highmarkhealth.org
Michael Shepherd
Sr. Vice President, Marketing & Public Relations
Franciscan Alliance
219-865-2141 ext. 43100
michael.shepherd@franciscanalliance.org
Allison Clair
Director, Institutional Communications
NYU Langone Health
212-404-3753
allison.clair@nyulangone.org
Darren Huber
Media Relations
Sanford Health
701-200-6080
darren.huber@sanfordhealth.org
Jim Olson
Chief Communications Officer
Steward Health Care
469-341-8901
james.olson@steward.org
Heather Nahas
Communications Director
UnityPoint Health
515-491-8813
heather.nahas@unitypoint.org
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Adam Mesirow
Director, Media
Advocate Aurora Health
708.280.4811
adam.mesirow@advocatehealth.com
Dori Alvarez
Director, Communications
Baptist Health South Florida
786-527-9516
doria@baptisthealth.net
Rhiannon Collette
Manager, External Communications
Memorial Hermann
713-242-4782
rhiannon.collette@memorialhermann.org
Giselle Hecker
Director, Public Relations
Ochsner Health System
504-842-9219
ghecker@ochsner.org
Tim Hawkins
Media Relations Lead
Spectrum Health
616.481.6091 (o); 616.443.0361 (c)
timothy.hawkins@spectrumhealth.org
Sam Kennedy
Corporate Communications Director
St. Luke’s University Health Network
484-526-4134
samuel.kennedy@sluhn.org