Wal Mart opening clinics in their stores now
 

Wal-Mart is launching its The Clinic at Wal-Mart in-store clinics in three cities, including Atlanta.

The Clinic at Wal-Mart, owned and operated by RediClinic LLC in association with an unnamed local hospital system in Atlanta, will open in April. The Clinic at Wal-Mart, owned and operated by St. Vincent Health System, is also expected to open in Little Rock, Ark., by the end of April. By the summer 2008, Wal-Mart also expects to open co-branded clinics with RediClinic and a local hospital system in Dallas.

The clinics will treat common ailments such as sore throats, sinus infections, earaches and bladder infections. They also will provide preventive care, including health screenings, medical tests, vaccinations and basic physical exams. The Clinics at Wal-Mart operated by both RediClinic and St. Vincent plan to accept health insurance plans including Aetna, Humana, Blue Cross Blue Shield and others.

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is aiming to open 400 co-branded clinics by 2010.

And what is wrong with that?

In one of their stores here, they now have banks that are open when the store is open, 24/7. There's quite a bit they could do with the front end of their stores besides Korean nail salons.

Who said there was anything wrong with it?

Mine has a bank and an optometrist. i think they have a "hair salon" too.

Well, there's one location of Walmart you won't be found in ;-))))


As much as I want to be a "good American" and avoid Walmart, I just can't...

true that. Sykk can you ICQ me?

I use redi clinic at walgreens, they are great its quick in and out. It cost 20 bucks more than if I went to Kaiser but its worth it.