Wal-Mart Medical Clinics

by The Associated Press

Published: Thu, February 07, 2008 - 12:44 pm CST Last Updated: Thu, February 07, 2008 - 12:55 pm CST

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Wal-Mart will open its first in-store
medical clinics under its own brand name, beginning in April. The
world's largest retailer says it will open "The Clinic at
Wal-Mart" as a joint venture with local hospital systems in
Atlanta, Dallas and Little Rock.
Wal-Mart is among several U.S. supermarket and drug store chains
that in the past couple of years have begun opening store-based
health clinics. The clinics are staffed mostly by nurse
practitioners or physician assistants and offer quick service for
routine conditions.
Wal-Mart already has clinics in 77 stores that are operated by
local hospitals.
Now Wal-Mart has signed a letter of intent to work with local
hospital systems and RediClinic to open cobranded walk-in clinics
in 200 Wal-Mart Supercenters.
Co-branding means the clinics will jointly bear the names of
Wal-Mart and its partners and have an identical look and record
keeping system.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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amber-marie Says:

Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 1:13 am

I loathe walmart. Because of a previous expirience there, I do not give my money to them anymore. And they just seem to be taking over everything. I am running out of other places to shop… soon it seems as though I will be running out of places to see doctors.