Renee McVicker Postlethwait

Renee McVicker Postlethwait, B.S., Pharm., is Lead Pharmacist, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, WVU Medicine Medical Center / Discharge Pharmacy. She primarily practices at the Ruby Memorial Hospital outpatient pharmacy, where she works to process and deliver new discharge medications, as well as employee prescriptions. The objective of the Discharge Pharmacy service is to be a convenience to patients and ensure that they leave with their new medications in hand and provide counseling to improve transitions of care from the hospital to home to reduce readmissions. The pharmacy’s focus is on 7 disease states of readmission, although all patients are eligible. Ms. Postlethwait received her pharmacy degree (B.S.) from the WVU School of Pharmacy in 1992.