MinuteClinic Opens 500th Clinic

MinuteClinic, a provider of retail health care in the US, has announced the opening of its 500th clinic with the addition of three new health care centers located at CVS/pharmacy stores in the Dallas, Los Angeles and Orlando metropolitan areas.

MinuteClinic, a subsidiary of CVS Caremark Corporation, is continuing to develop a national network of retail clinics that currently extends to 25 states. MinuteClinic anticipates opening 150 to 250 additional clinics in 2008.

Michael Howe, CEO of MinuteClinic, said: “By offering high-quality, affordable medical services to patients in convenient retail locations, we have established one of the largest and fastest growing health care systems in the country. We’re proud to have seen more than 1.8 million patient visits since our inception. This reflects both the growth in our number of clinics as well as the enthusiastic adoption of this model of care by consumers.”