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Mass General Brigham-Walgreens Community Care

Mass General Brigham and Walgreens are collaborating to bring high-quality and convenient heart health care to select Walgreens stores near you. By bringing care to your neighborhood, we make it easy for you to check your blood pressure, access your medications and get the support you need to stay healthy.

Dr. Priya Gupta takes blood pressure of a patient.

Mass General Brigham and Walgreens are collaborating to bring heart health care to select Walgreens locations in Lynn and Roxbury Crossing (Mission Hill neighborhood) to:

  • Improve health outcomes and narrow gaps for targeted chronic conditions including hypertension
  • Improve access to care through convenient times and locations
  • Educate patients on their conditions, including high blood pressure
     

What to look forward to on your visit:

  • Easy access to a doctor and pharmacist
  • Coordinated care facilitated by a community health worker
  • Connections to your regular doctor
  • Support to help you stay healthy
  • Convenient access to a Walgreens pharmacy services
Blood pressure

What services are available?

Mass General Brigham services offered:

  • Blood pressure assessment
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) measurement
  • Blood pressure medication management
  • Education for using blood pressure cuffs
  • Diabetes management
  • Social risk screening for assistance with factors that affect health (i.e. food, housing)

Walgreens services offered:

  • Access to pharmacy services during all pharmacy hours
  • Fill or refill of medication
  • Medication consultation
  • Medication adherence tools
  • Vaccinations

Heart health care is provided by Mass General clinicians who are independent of and not affiliated with, or employees or agents of Walgreens. 

Patients always have a choice of pharmacy.

Frequently asked questions

It’s important to monitor heart health conditions like high blood pressure for overall health and to help prevent the development of more serious conditions or complications.

Everyone! We provide walk-in care focused on high blood pressure and bringing care to the community.

Yes! Your doctor can refer you.

No! Appointments are not necessary. To confirm current walk-in hours, please reach out to psgupta@mgh.harvard.edu.

There are two specific Walgreens stores offering this program:

  • Walgreens #2823, 841 Western Ave., Lynn

  • Walgreens #7189, 1620 Tremont St., Roxbury Crossing (Mission Hill neighborhood)

No one will be denied care based on ability to pay. If needed, our staff will enroll eligible patients in MassHealth.

Locations and schedule

Heart health care provided by Mass General clinicians at participating Walgreens locations. 

Initial program offering beginning February 2024.

Priya Sarin Gupta

Quality heart health care provided by a team of doctors, nurses, or advanced practice providers.

Priya Sarin Gupta, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Mass General Brigham Community-based Clinical Programs
617-724-8135

Learn about Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular services

Heart & Vascular Care