Moses Taylor Hospital's pharmacy is open again, and this time it comes with a bedside delivery option. Commonwealth Health and Tenor Health officials gathered Monday to mark the grand opening of The Apothecary, a retail and outpatient pharmacy at 700 Quincy Ave. in Scranton that serves both hospital patients and retail customers in the community.
Officials announced the pharmacy's return, along with a new bedside prescription-delivery program, in August, according to the Scranton Times-Tribune. The new Meds-to-Beds program lets eligible patients at Regional Hospital of Scranton and Moses Taylor Hospital get their prescriptions filled and brought to them before they ever head home, according to Commonwealth Health.
Patients admitted to the hospital are automatically enrolled in Meds-to-Beds, though they can opt out if they prefer to fill prescriptions elsewhere, per the same source. Copays are collected at the time medications are delivered and cannot simply be tacked onto a patient's hospital bill, and the pharmacy team also offers medication reviews during a patient's stay, helps coordinate prior authorizations, and can transfer future refills to a patient's preferred pharmacy. The Apothecary takes personal checks, credit cards and debit cards, but does not accept cash, and can be reached at 570-770-6150 on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
A Pharmacy Lost, Then Found Again
For Dr. Patrick D. Conaboy, CEO of Regional Hospital of Scranton, the reopening is personal. He said the pharmacy's return restores a service the hospital lost long ago and reflects the kind of community dedication Moses Taylor was built on, crediting Tenor Health with stepping in during what he described as the hospitals' darkest moment, according to the Times-Tribune's reporting.
That moment traces back to Commonwealth Health's years as part of Community Health Systems Inc., a for-profit chain that announced a deal in early February to sell Regional, Moses Taylor, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and other assets, as previously reported. The sale to Tenor Health Foundation, a nonprofit, closed earlier in 2026, and WNEP reported the purchase price at $33 million in cash plus a $15 million promissory note. The ownership change was widely seen as a lifeline for financially struggling Scranton hospitals that, as Congressman Bresnahan told WVIA, came dangerously close to closing. Regional Hospital of Scranton and Moses Taylor Hospital have operated under one license since a 2022 merger, with Moses Taylor now serving as a campus of Regional.
Part Of A Broader Campus Overhaul
Tenor Health is framing the pharmacy as one piece of a larger investment commitment to Moses Taylor Hospital, one that includes revitalizing the campus, expanding services and improving access to care, the Times-Tribune reported. Radha Savitala, Tenor Health Foundation's president and board chair, said restoring services like the pharmacy marks a step toward greater convenience for patients and better use of the facility, and she praised staff for their dedication to serving the community.
Monday's ceremony and ribbon cutting came roughly two months after officials first gathered in August to tout what they called a new chapter of clinical growth, facility investment and team expansion since the hospitals returned to nonprofit ownership. That August announcement also touched on the local introduction of several leading-edge procedures and the relocation of Same Day Surgery services, a move intended to strengthen the Moses Taylor campus as an outpatient care hub, the Times-Tribune reported. Regional Hospital has earned the American College of Cardiology's HeartCARE Center designation, described as its highest recognition for cardiovascular care.
What The Pharmacy Means For Patients
Maura Osborne, director of pharmacy for Regional and Moses Taylor, described the pharmacy's opening as a visible sign to the community that the hospitals are back and intend to stay. She also told WOLF/WBRE that the Meds-to-Beds service could help lessen the rate of patients getting readmitted to the hospital.
For Scranton, the reopened Apothecary is a visible sign of the changes underway at Moses Taylor.
