Aug 12
Take Care Health Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walgreens and one of the largest managers of convenient care clinics, is now offering school and sports physicals for $25 at Take Care Clinics nationwide. Take Care Clinics, located at select Walgreens drugstores, provide high-quality, convenient and affordable health care to all patients 18 months and older.
“School and sports physicals for school-aged children and adolescents are a great service that our clinics can offer the communities we serve. These physicals are an opportunity to screen for undetected medical conditions as well as a means to ensure the overall health and wellness of children,” said Sandra Festa Ryan, Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer for Take Care Health Systems. “Going back to school is a busy time for parents, and we’re committed to providing accessible and affordable care to those who need a school or sports physical in a convenient setting.”
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Aug 09
Getting that shot - or sports physical - just got easier in the Peoria area. Three clinics opened at area Walgreen’s stores this summer, following a national trend of making health care more available.
The walk-in clinics are operated by Take Care Health Systems, a Pennsylvania-based company purchased by Walgreen Co. in 2006. The Walgreen’s outlets are located at 300 N. Main St. in East Peoria and 4814 N. Sheridan Road, both of which opened in June. The clinic at 1919 W. Pioneer Parkway opened this week.
“The clinics have been well received by the community and area physicians,” said Jami Riggenbach-Hays, the lead nurse practitioner for the Peoria area.
The clinics represent an effort to make health care more accessible to the general public, she said. “People don’t just get sick during normal business hours,” said Riggenbach-Hays.
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Aug 07
MediMin, Inc., Arizona’s leader in convenient health care, has completed a long-term contract with Bashas’ to open retail health care clinics in their line of grocery stores. Bashas’ is the second largest grocery chain in Arizona with over 160 locations.
MediMin has formalized their arrangement with Bashas’ to develop clinics within Bashas’, Food City, and Ike’s Marketplace stores. MediMin clinics are staffed with certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants with physician oversight. MediMin is also partnering with selected healthcare systems to operate the clinics to increase their outreach to patients throughout the state.
MediMin provides affordable, convenient care for the most common medical problems, including vaccines and physicals. The company currently has clinics in Phoenix, Peoria, Scottsdale and Oro Valley, with plans to open four to six more within the next 12 months.
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Aug 04
Most national drugstore chains are opening their own “walk-in” clinics, designed to diagnose and treat minor ailments, offer vaccinations, and prescribe and dispense some medications.
They’re convenient, comparatively inexpensive — and they’re number is growing in a hurry.
According to the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, there were just 250 such clinics nationwide in 2006. By the end of last year, there were more than 800. And it’s projected that there will be more than 5,000 by the end of the decade.
But are they what the doctor ordered?
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Aug 04
Consumers increasingly are trying alternatives to their local hospitals and doctors, from going abroad for less-costly surgery to seeking quick, basic care at new clinics in drugstores and discounters, experts say.
The number of people heading abroad for “medical tourism” could jump tenfold in the next decade, to nearly 16 million Americans a year seeking cheaper knee and hip replacements, nose jobs, prostate and shoulder surgery, and even heart bypasses, according to a forecast by health care consultants at the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
Meanwhile, the number of retail clinics operating in pharmacies, big-box and discount stores and supermarkets has jumped from about 200 in 2006 to nearly 1,000 last month, according to a second report from the Deloitte center.
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