Hoey Appointed CEO of NCPA

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Community Pharmacists
Association has appointed Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA, as executive vice
president and CEO following the resignation of Kathleen Jaeger.

A registered pharmacist, Hoey is the son of an independent
pharmacist in Bartlesville, Okla., and previously was the
association’s senior vice president and COO, a position he assumed
in 2005. Prior to joining NCPA’s staff, Hoey spent 14 years working
in community pharmacies that provided home infusion, long-term care
consulting, compounding and full-line DME.

“Local pharmacists still face many pressing challenges in both
the government and business sectors. These issues wait for no one
— not any of us. So I look forward to getting started right
away,” Hoey said in a release. “My litmus test for NCPA’s
initiatives and programs will be simple: How do they advance the
ability of community pharmacists to care for their patients?”