Pictured L-R: Jackie Spriggs, Wiregrass Dean for Allied Health; Bert Chancy, Owner of Chancy Drugs; Dr. Tina K. Anderson, Wiregrass President; Hugh Chancy, RPh, owner of Chancy Drugs; and Frank Barnett, Wiregrass Pharmacy Technology Program Coordinator.
Hahira, GA – Chancy Drugs has been a longtime supporter of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College’s Pharmacy Technology programs. The company provides clinical site locations for Wiregrass students, participates in an advisory role for the program, and has recently donated $25,000 to the college for the program.
The company has been working with the college’s Pharmacy Technology program over the past several years. Chancy’s is an affiliated clinical site for the Pharmacy Technology Program allowing students to gain “real-life” pharmacy training. “The generosity of Chancy’s hosting Pharmacy Technology students has allowed students to have hands-on training. During clinicals students have been able to practice concepts that they will be evaluated on the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam to be become a Certified Pharmacy Technician,” shared Frank Barnett, Wiregrass Pharmacy Technology Program Coordinator.
“The Chancy Drugs legacy was founded on a genuine commitment to invest in the health of our patients, and our community as a whole,” said Bert Chancy, Owner of Chancy Drugs. “Supporting Wiregrass Technical College aligns perfectly with our Chancy Drugs mission of meeting the expressed and unexpressed needs of our patients and community. We’re proud to support Wiregrass Technical College’s efforts to train allied health professionals that will soon work alongside our Chancy Drugs family to provide high quality healthcare in the communities we serve.”
In the spring Wiregrass will break ground on a new Health Sciences building located on the Valdosta Campus. The building will be home to over 10 health care programs. The new facility will be equipped with high-tech equipment that will provide Wiregrass students with more opportunities to learn and become excellent health care providers. “Wiregrass is appreciative for this donation by our friends and partners at Chancy’s Drugs,” shared Wiregrass President Dr. Tina K. Anderson. “They are investing in the future of Wiregrass’ Pharmacy Technology program that will yield fruit for many years to come.” A room in the new building will be named in honor of Chancy’s commitment to support the college and the Pharmacy Technology program.
“Maintaining the highest integrity in every area of our business is a principle our father and mother were very passionate about when they founded our company over 50 years ago,” said Hugh Chancy, RPh, owner of Chancy Drugs. “By partnering with Wiregrass Technical College, we feel we’re doing our part to ensure our community has access to highly trained allied health professionals who have the knowledge and skills needed to do their jobs confidently. We’re grateful for the opportunity to invest in the future of healthcare locally, which will make a difference in the lives of many people in our community.”
The Pharmacy Technology program is nationally accredited by ASHP (American Society of Health – System Pharmacists) and is recognized as an approved training program. Graduates of the program are now eligible to become candidates for Pharmacy Technician Certification Board’s (PTCB) Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician (CSPT) exam after one year of in-field experience. The college offers the program as a diploma or associates of science degree. The diploma program qualifies for the HOPE Career Grant where students receive additional grant monies that can pay for their college tuition and fees.
There are more opportunities for classroom namings in the new allied health building. For more information about this, please contact Crissy Staley, Wiregrass Executive Director for Fundraising at Wiregrass at 229-333-2124 or by email at Crissy.staley@wiregrass.edu. For more information about the Pharmacy Technology program and/or other programs, visit wiregrass.edu. New students are being accepted now for Spring Express Term, classes begin February 13.
About Chancy Drugs
Born out of a genuine passion to help people, Chancy Drugs was established in 1966 when pharmacists Hubert and Sue Chancy opened a single location community pharmacy in the couples’ hometown of Hahira, Georgia. Now operating under the leadership of the Chancy’s two sons, Hugh and Bert, Chancy Drugs remains a family owned, locally operated, independent community pharmacy business. Still headquartered in Hahira, Chancy Drugs has grown to offer some of the most innovative pharmacy services at the company’s multiple community pharmacies located throughout South Georgia.
Comprised of five full-service, community pharmacies, Chancy Drugs has locations in Hahira, Adel, Lake Park, Moultrie and Valdosta. A sixth pharmacy, also located in Hahira, serves as a closed-door pharmacy specializing in compliance strip dose packaging, a service offered as a courtesy to help patients remember to take their medications in a timely manner, so they have better outcomes.
Chancy Drugs also operates the only compounding pharmacy in the South Georgia/North Florida region to hold accreditation by the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB) and the Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC). The prestigious and voluntary accreditations demonstrate Chancy Drugs’ commitment to meeting the highest industry standards for quality and safety in the company’s compounding lab located in Valdosta.
Investing in the future of pharmacy is a priority to Chancy Drugs. The company has established preceptorship programs with several colleges of pharmacy in Georgia. Chancy Drugs regularly hosts pharmacy students from the University of Georgia, Mercer University and South University for clinical rotations during which students work alongside Chancy Drugs pharmacists and gain hands-on skills and knowledge of how community pharmacy is practiced.
Chancy Drugs currently employs around 80 people across South Georgia.
