CarePro History
1971
Ray Buser, R.Ph, buys Claxton Pharmacy and founds C.R. Pharmacy Service, Inc.
1973
Fifth Avenue Pharmacy opens as a full-service community pharmacy and later develops compounding, medical supply (ostomy) and equipment, and nursing home pharmacy.
1980
Shutts Pharmacy is purchased and renamed Shepley Pharmacy. It operates as a full-service community pharmacy.
1984
C.R. IV Service, Inc. begins as Claxton's Home IV Service, providing alternate-site infusion therapy services, supplies and nursing.
1986
Claxton's Home IV Service joins the national network of Option Care offices, changing its name to Claxton's Option Care.
1989
Liberty Pharmacy in North Liberty opens as a full-service community pharmacy.
1990
Company purchases Paramount Pharmacies.
1991
Claxton Pharmacy conducts one of the first national studies on a new concept in pharmacy known as Pharmaceutical Care - providing patient-centered pharmacy services.
1992
Claxton's Option Care expands into Central Iowa, relocates to 402 10th Street SE and undergoes another name change, becoming Option Care of East & Central Iowa.
Nursing home pharmacy business consolidates to form Pharmacy Care Associates and locates next to Claxton Pharmacy.
1997
Paramount Pharmacy East and Claxton Pharmacy merge to form A Avenue Pharmacy.
Fifth Avenue Medical separates from Fifth Avenue Pharmacy and relocates to its current location.
1998
Tipton Pharmacy is purchased and operates as a full-service community pharmacy.
Option Home Health opens, providing Medicare-Medicaid-certified home care services and private duty nursing services.
The name CarePro Health Services is adopted to build a stronger one-company identity. It still consists of two corporations: C.R. Pharmacy Service, Inc. and C.R. IV Service, Inc.
The same year Liberty Pharmacy and Shepley Pharmacy collaborate to form, along with the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, the first accredited multi-site community care residency in the country.
1999
Pharmacy Care Associates, a pharmacy providing services to 1,700 nursing home beds in Eastern Iowa, is sold to Omnicare.
2000
Advance Health opens, providing natural health consultative services, preventive screenings, vitamin and herbal supplements, natural skin care products, and organic and specialty foods.
2003
Health Risk Management is developed as one of the early programs in the country offering pharmacist directed corporate wellness.
2004
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is implemented. Ownership of CarePro Health Services is transitioned to its eligible employees.
2006
Fifth Avenue Medical and the five retail pharmacies become accredited to provide durable medical equipment. The pharmacies were among the very earliest pharmacies to be accredited in the state of Iowa.
2007
Fifth Avenue Medical changes its name to CarePro Home Medical and invests in a customized wheelchair business based in Belmond & Dubuque.
2008
Fifth Avenue Pharmacy provides pharmacy services for Linn Community Care.
The CarePro complex at 402 10th St. SE is remodeled, providing state-of-the-art facilities for preparing specialized forms of medications. Other sections of the complex provide space for the various functions of the business in addition to a remodeled Advance Health.
The company formalizes the Care Management Program, whereby certified health professionals - generally nurses - provide coordination of patients' health care.
CarePro Home Medical opens a Coralville location.
2009
CarePro website is redesigned.
Source: Gazette Communications, Inc.