Walmart said its medical clinics located in its stores and open before and after the normal 9-to-5 workday makes health care more accessible.
Walmart said its medical clinics, which are located inside its stores and open before and after normal working hours, make health care more accessible.Walmart, the largest U.S. employer with a workforce of 1.6 million, is slowly building a network of in-store clinics, believing it has a place in America’s health care system.
Walmart has 55 clinics in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri and Texas. That includes the 22 it’s opening his year: 18 in Texas and four in Kansas City. Walmart opened 17 clinics last year. This week VillageMD released the results of a two-year study conducted at 14 Houston locations with 1,300 high-risk patients that found increased primary care visits decrease hospital admissions. The study was published in“High-quality primary care can keep patients healthier and out of the hospital,” said Clive Fields, co-founder and chief medical officer of VillageMD.
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