, combining nearly 10,000 pharmacies, a drug-benefits business, and one of the biggest US health insurers. It's now turning about 1,500 of its stores into HealthHubs, which can provide a broad array of health services. Kroger, the biggest grocery store chain in the US, has also been
It owns a chain of clinics and is seeking to get paid by health insurers for providing nutrition services.Walmart's health push is starting with health centers in Northern Georgia:and one in Calhoun will open in a few months. The company plans to open more locations in the region, though Slovenski declined to say where or give a timeline.
Alongside healthcare and dental services, the clinics plan to offer lab tests and behavioral healthcare. The company also plans to offer a telemedicine service and provide in-home care, in partnership with other companies. "We see these as being a crown jewel of what we want to accomplish in the physical world, in the home, and in the virtual world as well," Slovenski said.joined Walmart about a year agoAfter testing the offerings in these prototype health centers, Walmart plans to expand the model, Slovenski said. He wouldn't say how many clinics Walmart will open or over what time period.
To expand the scope of healthcare it can offer, Walmart plans to have medical specialists set up shop occasionally at different sites. For instance, Slovenski said Walmart could have a mobile dermatology clinic or a mobile women's health clinic set up at stores or clinics.Walmart, which has more than 5,000 retail locations in the US, has been eyeing healthcare for more than a decade, and has previously announced ambitious health plans.
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