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Wal-Mart to Open Co-Branded in-Store Clinics

Posted on: Friday, 8 February 2008, 09:00 CST

Wal-Mart has announced that its first co-branded in-store clinics will open in Atlanta, Little Rock and Dallas under 'The Clinic at Wal-Mart' brand. These clinics will be connected to their communities via local hospitals. The company expects to open the first clinic in April 2008.

The company said that this is the first step towards opening 400 co-branded convenient clinics by 2010.

Wal-Mart has signed a letter of intent to work with RediClinic and local hospital systems to open co-branded walk-in clinics in 200 Wal-Mart Supercenters. Wal-Mart has also signed a letter of intent to partner directly with St Vincent Health System, a part of the Catholic Healthcare Initiatives system, to open four co-branded clinics in Little Rock.

John Agwunobi, Wal-Mart's senior vice president and president of health and wellness, said: "We know that America's healthcare challenges are larger than any one corporation, but we're committed to doing our part to expand access to quality, affordable healthcare - our commitment to partnering with local hospital systems is evidence. Throughout our convenient clinics pilot, customers told us that we are providing a service that benefits their communities."

Source: Datamonitor

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