Douglas County Hospital Pharmacy

APPE Experience Types
Institutional Practice 

Address
111 17th Ave E
Alexandria, MN 56308

Phone
320-762-1511

Region
Fergus Falls 

Main Contact
David Gray
BSPharm, RPh

Teaching Philosophy

Douglas County Hospital is committed providing educational opportunities to all healthcare profession students. We strongly believe in allowing the student to engage in as many opportunities as possible and this requires a self motivated individual. We strive to allow the student to experience all areas of pharmacy practice including observations in the following areas: Operating Room, Stress Testing, Respiratory Therapy, Emergency Room, Nursing Service, Oncology Services, and Same Day Surgery. The student is allowed to perform all tasks assigned to the pharmacist under the direct supervision of the pharmacist.

Detailed Site Information

Institution
Douglas County Hospital is a 126 bed non- profit community hospital. The pharmacy provides educational opportunities to both PharmD and Pharmacy technician students. DCH is committed to providing an educational and  learning experience to the PharmD student. All aspects of hospital pharmacy practice are involved in the learning process including technician responsibilities, central pharmacy activities, and decentral pharmacist activities.

Institutional Mission Statement and Vision
Douglas County Hospital exists to provide quality health care services, to meet the needs of our customers, and to demonstrate our commitment to excellence.

Pharmacy Services
Douglas County Hospital Pharmacy provides inpatient and outpatient services to our customer base. Our department staff  includes 6 pharmacists and 6 technicians. We utilize a decentralized pharmacist approach to patient care. We provide unit dose patient specific medications on the nursing floor utilizing Omnicell hardware/software.  All aspects of hospital pharmacy practice are involved in the learning process including technician responsibilities, central pharmacy activities, decentral pharmacist activities, IV additive compounding, oncology drug compounding, medication reconciliation, renal dosing, and microbiological review of infectious disease patients.

Professionalism and Assessment
Performance assessment occurs throughout the educational experience. A mid rotation verbal assessment is completed by the preceptor along with the final written evaluation.

Resources
Locker space is available in the pharmacy. Meals are provided by the hospital during working hours. Parking is provided by the hospital. Computer access is also provided.