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Derrick Butler (T.H.E. Chief Medical Officer), USC Trustee Amy Ross, USC Mann Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos, Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson and USC Provost Andrew T. Guzman cut the ceremonial ribbon. (Photo by David Zong/USC Mann
USC partnered with T.H.E. (To Help Everyone) Health and Wellness Centers with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in their first community pharmacy in South Los Angeles
On Thursday morning March 5th, 2026, USC, T.H.E., and community leaders celebrated the launch of the USC Pharmacy and Wellness Center, aimed at closing gaps in health care. The pharmacy, slated to open to the public in April, will be operated by the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in tandem with a clinic run by T.H.E. (To Help Everyone) Health and Wellness Centers, set to start operations Summer of 2026, creating a coordinated hub for community-based care.
“This is more than a storefront,” Vassilios Papadopoulos, dean of USC Mann, said in his opening remarks at the ribbon-cutting event. “It is a statement. It is a statement that health access matters, that community partnership matters, that pharmacy is central for the future of health care.”
In addition to the pharmacy, the space also includes a small retail area selling health and personal care items, health consultation rooms and a community room for health education programming and outreach events. The T.H.E. wellness clinic is expected to open this summer.
In addition to its full-service pharmacy, the facility offers a variety of health-related items for sale. (USC Photo/David Zong)
“Under one roof, patients will be able to fill prescriptions, receive immunizations and other preventive services, consult with pharmacists and connect directly to primary care,” said Raffi Svadjian, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy and executive director of community pharmacies at USC Mann. “This reflects our commitment to building a trusted, community-centered model that addresses health needs holistically.”
In pairing pharmacy services with resources for disease prevention, the new facility will offer an innovative integration of pharmacy and primary care. “A lot of health outcomes are influenced by how well care coordination is supplied,” Dr. Butler of T.H.E. said. “For me, the ideal situation is having that pharmacy piece more linked to the medical piece.”
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