Business
Walgreens expands in-store clinics
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted March 12, 2007
Walgreen Co., operator of Walgreens pharmacies, says that over the next year it plans to add 10 to 15 in-store medical clinics in the Milwaukee area.
The expansion into Milwaukee, where Walgreens currently has no clinics, is part of the company's plan to open 250 clinics nationwide by September. Walgreens has 45 clinics nationwide today.
The Milwaukee clinics would be operated by Conshohocken, Pa.-based Take Care Health Systems and branded as Health Corner Clinics. While Walgreens is just moving into the in-store clinic business in Milwaukee, local hospital system Aurora Health Care operates 18 in-store clinics in the area.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/03/12/bibf0312.htm.