Coarsegold drug store set to close for good

COARSEGOLD, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's the extremity of an epoch for the Yosemite Drug store successful Coarsegold.

"It breaks my heart, it breaks my bosom due to the fact that I cognize however overmuch these radical request us," said store clerk Connie Schock.

The lone section autarkic pharmacy successful the agrarian municipality is present closing its doors.

Shock says she's devastated by what this means for radical successful the community.

"We besides present to Mariposa jail, from Mariposa jailhouse each the mode down to O'Neals. I don't cognize what our patients are going to bash without us," said Schock.

Owner Katie Bass says changes successful the aesculapian manufacture person forced their hand.

Reimbursements from pharmacy payment managers, contracted by security companies to support the terms they wage debased aren't keeping up with cause prices.

"A cause mightiness outgo america 500 dollars to acquisition and they're paying america 450 oregon possibly adjacent 480 dollars. So not lone is it underpaying america connected the existent outgo of the medication, but that doesn't see my time, my unit time, the lights the gathering you know, immoderate of that benignant of stuff," said pharmacist and store owner, Katie Bass.

Bass opened the store successful 2019, helping service patients during the pandemic.

"We were capable to supply to the community, we got vaccines up present quick, did clinics to assistance radical get their vaccines. We did trial to dainty aboriginal on, investigating radical for COVID," said Bass.

While she says it was not an casual determination to make, she's grateful for customers similar Mark Henning.

"You guys person ever been the agleam spot for maine since I've been coming, each the trials and tribulations medically, and you guys person ever been the astir businesslike and the best," said Henning.

Who stopped by to accidental his goodbyes.

"I convey you truthful overmuch and we truly admit everything you've done for america too. Gonna miss you," said Henning.

The past time for the store is this Wednesday.

They volition past transportation each prescriptions to the Vons successful Oakhurst, and they are moving connected seeing if unit members tin transportation determination arsenic well, truthful patients inactive person a acquainted face.

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