The Matrx Way
We provide custom pharmacy services and communication, allowing our partners to focus on the wellbeing of their residents. With local control and leadership, we customize our services to blend with the processes of each facility. Residential care can be maintained in the foreground while Matrx works efficiently in the background.
Meet our leadership team.
Jason Hunter, CPhT
President & Co-Founder
As a seasoned veteran in Long Term Care, Jason is the driving force behind Matrx’s daily operations. He proudly holds Honorable Discharges from the United States Navy and the Washington Army National Guard. He is a graduate of Bastyr University and holds a BS in Herbal Sciences. Jason is a hometown guy who has a passion for all things family and community. Jason is also an avid sports fan and self-proclaimed foodie and wine lover as he also holds a certificate in Enology (the study of wine making) from Washington State University.
Janet Kusler, RPH
Co-Founder / Pharmacy Manager
Janet Kusler is a 35 year pharmacy veteran, owning two other pharmacies before co-founding Matrx Pharmacy. Janet specializes in clinical geriatric pharmacy and manages pharmacy operations at Matrx. She is an active member of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, the National Community Pharmacy Association and the Washington State Pharmacy Association of which she is a past member of the Board of Directors.
Janet is a devoted WSU Cougar who is currently on the College of Pharmacy Dean’s Advisory Council and is a contributor to their entrepreneurial pharmacy class. She most recently received the National Community Pharmacist Association Preceptor of the year award for 2013 for her work with students from WSU and UW.
Carrie Blair, CPhT
VP / Marketing & Customer Care
With over 25 years in the field of pharmacy, Carrie Blair has experience in many areas; independent, retail, and compounding and Long Term Care. In charge of customer relations at Matrx, Carrie’s primary focus is on working with Communities to design and deliver pharmacy services that best suit each individual Home, being simplest for their healthcare team, while providing the best possible outcomes for residents.
Carrie is a registered Yoga instructor, with a special interest in sharing the practice with seniors, incorporating the mind & body for optimal health and mobility at any life stage.
Whether partnering with a Community, volunteering for a nonprofit, practicing yoga, entertaining at home, or travelling the world. Wherever she is, Carrie enjoys meeting and working with people to improve lives.
History
Matrx began as the long-term care division of Kusler’s Pharmacy. In 2000, at the request of local Adult Family Home owners and a Mental Health provider, Kusler’s began customized packaging and delivery for the local community. Jason Hunter came on board in 2002 and became manager by 2005.
With Jason’s leadership, the number of facilities expanded until they could no longer be efficiently serviced from a retail pharmacy. He and Janet Kusler partnered in 2013 to open Matrx, an independent, “closed door” pharmacy that provides tailored services to senior care and mental health facilities. “Because we are local and independently owned, we can quickly respond to the changing needs of our homes and their residents.” says Mr. Hunter.
Matrx continues to expand, offering pharmacy services throughout Western Washington, while maintaining the individual relationships that keep their services and communication unique.
More Questions?
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Packaging should work around your processes and flow, not the other way around. We will find the most efficient and easy-to-use packaging… for you.
My facility has been really pleased with the organization and attention to detail that Matrx pharmacy provides.
