Raley’s Inc. has hired a new executive to oversee the supermarket chain’s 99 pharmacies.
The West Sacramento-based company tagged Lee Worthy, a licensed pharmacist who most recently led pharmacy operations in the Northwest for Safeway Inc.
Worthy started May 31 as Raley’s vice president of pharmacy and wellness, a news release said.
In addition to Safeway, he’s worked for Kroger, Treasury Drug and Southwest Drugs. Worthy also has owned a pharmacy.
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He’s an advocate, the release said, for guiding customers toward healthy diet and lifestyle choices instead of just offering prescriptions.
“Pharmacy today is in a unique position to be at the forefront of patient care and total overall personal wellness,” he said in the release.
Date: Jun 13, 2013