May 16
It was late in the afternoon, and she was flying to Canada the next day.
in Smyrna, near Laney’s home, so she drove there. “I was in and out very quickly,” said Laney, who was tested for strep throat by a nurse practitioner. “I was very impressed.” And she was on the plane the next day.
The MinuteClinic site that Laney visited is one of more than 50 such medical facilities within retail stores in the Atlanta area. The walk-in clinics — open through the early evening and on weekends, when doctors offices typically aren’t — provide care for minor illnesses and offer vaccinations, physicals and other testing.
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Apr 21
You had to figure that when CVS rolled out plans to open quick-service medical clinics in Massachusetts, its top rival wouldn’t be far behind.
Now, Walgreen Co. is getting into the act in Massachusetts with its own clinic chain, Take Care Health Systems.
Take Care spokeswoman Lauren Tierney confirmed that the chain plans to open Take Care clinics in the Boston metro area this year in selected Walgreens stores. Tierney declined to provide any specifics about the locations or the timing of the openings.
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Apr 14
When Pam Sherrill woke up on a recent Sunday morning with a sinus infection, she could have gone to a local urgent care center, or to the hospital emergency room. Or she could have waited until Monday morning and seen her doctor.
Instead, Sherrill went to the new Take Care Health Systems clinic inside a Walgreens store on Lebanon Road in Sharonville.
After a visit with nurse-practitioner Allison Mack, she paid her $20 insurance co-pay and in less than an hour she had antibiotics from the pharmacy only a few steps away.
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Apr 14
Despite the at least temporary closings recently of three Medical Marts here, no indication is seen of a change in the trend toward more retail clinics in drug stores and other types of retailers.
The Medical Marts, which were housed in Meijer stores in Aurora, Algonquin and St. Charles, were different than their competitors in that financing came from private sources and staff at the sites included physicians.
Two of the leading providers of retail clinics, Walgreens and CVS stores, differ in that these locations are financed by large corporations and are directed by nurse practitioners.
Not only are their numbers continuing to grow, albeit probably at a slower pace, but additional types of business arrangements are being pursued with hospitals and large employers.
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Apr 11
The dizzying pace of upheaval in today’s business world makes it tough out there for leaders. Major U.S. companies struggle just to keep up with the economic clout of competitors in Mexico, China, and India.
And as if that weren’t enough to strike fear in the hearts of business leaders, the U.S. now finds itself on the cusp of a recession, with all that such a downturn entails in the already troubled housing, labor, and credit markets.
So what’s a leader to do? It’s not exactly a time for rejoicing, but neither is it a time for glum acceptance. For out of today’s grave problems sprout the seeds of tomorrow’s great opportunities—opportunities that will, in Darwinian fashion, be grasped by the smartest businesspeople among us.
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