Heart At Work

Celebrating our CVS Health® heroes

A CVS Store manager in New York City, seen restocking shelves of a CVS Pharmacy location.

Every day, CVS Health heroes across the country bring their hearts to work to help people on their path to better health. They share a smile, an assuring voice, a helping hand. They are your neighborhood pharmacists, store managers, MinuteClinic® providers and so many more.

Read their stories, watch their videos, and celebrate our amazing heroes along with us.

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Heart At Work: Celebrating our Colleagues in 2020!

In this extraordinary year, we’re incredibly grateful for the selfless contributions of our nearly 300,000 colleagues. They share their story.

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Featured hero: Bob Atighechi brings hope to nursing homes

Bob is proud to be among the first CVS pharmacists providing COVID-19 vaccinations in long-term care facilities.

Photo of Bob Atighechi, our featured Heart at Work hero

Meet some more of our CVS Health heroes

Heart At Work: Kimberly Sawyer McWright – serving country and community

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Despite some challenges, Kimberly Sawyer McWright, an Army veteran and senior quality and coding educator for Aetna Medicare, has always kept her focus on helping others.

Heart At Work: Crystal Ring – helping non-English speaking patients

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It’s tough to be sick but even tougher when you can’t communicate. Aetna nurse Crystal Ring helps patients bridge the language barrier.

Coram Nurses

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After Coram nurses Nancy, Mallory and Lucy provided 24-hour care, their grateful patient sent a thank you video.

Virginia Vannoy

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When her elderly neighbors were too scared of COVID-19 to shop for groceries, Aetna Healthy Outcomes Supervisor Virginia Vannoy opened a food pantry at her home.

Helen Volf

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When a diabetic patient couldn’t get her life-saving insulin, CVS Pharmacy Manager Helen Volf took quick action.

Nancy Simonelli

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COVID-19 can be lonely, especially for seniors. Nancy Simonelli, a CVS Pharmacy store associate in Lady Lake, Florida, makes sure her customers feel cared for.

Motria Lusk

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For more than a decade, Pharmacist Motria Lusk has helped one family navigate their prescriptions during their health challenges.

Victor Hendrix

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CVS Pharmacy cashier Victor Hendrix had such a positive impact on TV actor Erika Page White, she tweeted about her experience.

Janeika Knight

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As a National Guard medic and Aetna HealthSpire sales manager Janeika Knight is combining her medical training with her love of helping others to administer COVID-19 tests in Tennessee.

Megan Chesnet

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Already a six-year veteran at CVS, at 24, pharmacy tech Megan Chesnet is remarkable. An aspiring pharmacist, she’s administering desperately needed COVID-19 testing in her Phoenix, Arizona pharmacy.

Paul Cubita

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Paul Cubita always brings his medical expertise as a pharmacist to his job, but he also radiates a special calm and kindness that endears him to his Savannah, Georgia CVS Pharmacy patients.

Jackie DeJesus

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Undaunted by COVID-19, Jackie used the reach of CVS to get our member the medication he needed.

Steve Normandy

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Steve Normandy’s big heart and reassuring presence earns him the title “grandfather” of store managers.

Denise Zachmann

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Aetna’s Heart At Work volunteers sew 100 masks each week to keep health care workers and first responders safe. Beginning with a core group of five volunteers, the team has grown to 40 volunteers led by 24-year employee and Aetna Volunteer Coordinator Denise Zachmann.

Katie Rutt

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MinuteClinic’s Katie Rutt provides crucial testing for COVID-19. Meet our amazing Heart at Work hero.

Jun Park

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Our pharmacists bring their hearts to work every day, including Jun Park, who helps his patients stay on their medications and create beautiful human connections when they’re needed most.

Recognizing our heroes

Do you know a CVS colleague who brings their heart to work to help people on their path to better health? We want to hear from you.

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Coronavirus is here, and we stand ready to help.

We encourage you to visit our COVID-19 resource center to learn more about what we are doing to help you manage your health during this time.

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