Walgreens Gets In On the Retail Health Clinic Trend
Thursday Oct 04, 2007Walgreens Gets In On the Retail Health Clinic Trend in General Healthcare
Walgreens, the nationwide pharmacy and retailer, will add
nearly 400 in-store medical clinics this year, according to the
Pharmacy retailers have been providing more and
more routine medical services in the past two years. CVS has been opening Minute Clinics in
many of their locations, providing services similar to the ones the Take Care clinics provides.
Wal-Mart is also looking to open clinics in its stores, planning on having 400
locations within the next 3 years.
The clinics are staffed with nurse practitioners, and
provide care for minor injuries and illnesses. They offer a way for people to
get care fast — without paying the cost of a visit to a doctor’s office. On
average, a visit to a Take
Care clinic costs between $50 – $80 dollars.
