CenterWell Pharmacy, the specialty and mail-order arm of Humana, flipped the switch Wednesday on full operations at a new $83 million central-fill distribution center in Orlando. The 162,000-square-foot hub is designed to scale up prescription fulfillment for both specialty and traditional medicines and already has more than 165 people on staff. Company leaders and local officials marked the launch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning.
In a press release via Business Wire, Humana said the 162,000-square-foot center can process up to 64,000 prescriptions per day and is CenterWell Pharmacy’s third U.S. mail-order facility. The announcement notes the site employs more than 165 pharmacists, technicians, engineers and software specialists and houses automated equipment intended to improve handling of specialty medications. Humana is positioning the investment as a way to bolster prescription capacity across Florida and the broader Southeast.
“This new CenterWell Pharmacy reflects both our excitement for growth and our deep commitment to delivering better outcomes for patients,” Bethanie Stein, Pharm.D., president of pharmacy at Humana, said in the announcement via Business Wire. Guillermo Sollberger, CenterWell’s chief operating officer, added the facility “gives us expanded capacity to meet increased demand” and taps Orlando’s talent pool, according to the statement. U.S. Rep. Darren Soto also praised the project, casting it as a win for the region’s economy.
Local logistics boom
Local business coverage frames the CenterWell opening as part of a broader logistics buildout in Central Florida. As reported by Orlando Business Journal, the move joins other big projects reshaping the region’s industrial market. Hoodline previously covered Walmart's high-tech pharmacy hub, a separate sign that central-fill and automation strategies are clustering in the area.
Jobs and training
Humana says the Orlando site will include workforce training programs aimed at bringing people into pharmacy technician and fulfillment roles, with current openings listed on the company’s careers portal. A MarketScreener reprint of the company announcement notes the center offers no-cost technician training and is seeking pharmacists, engineers and software specialists to support its automated operations. Local officials and company leaders say the investment will create opportunities for residents looking for an entry point into higher-tech logistics work.
The expansion also lines up with CenterWell’s broader strategy to grow distribution and employer-focused prescription programs. Fierce Healthcare reported on CenterWell’s partnership with Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs and noted CenterWell Pharmacy accounted for nearly $13 billion of the unit’s 2025 revenue as the business scales specialty distribution nationwide. Executives say the Orlando hub will help support those national programs by increasing regional capacity.
For Orlando patients, the new hub is expected to translate into quicker home delivery windows for prescriptions and stronger local capacity for specialty medicines. Industry observers note that automation shifts the mix of local jobs toward technicians who run and maintain fulfillment systems rather than traditional counter roles. Officials say the $83 million investment helps keep Central Florida competitive as prescription fulfillment consolidates into regional hubs.
