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Topic: The doctor will see you now--at WalMart
 
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chrismeyer

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20 Dec 2005 5:58 PM
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Speaking with the CEO of a hospital system yesterday, I learned that they were opening their second Urgent Care facility--in a WalMart. The 450 square foot operation offers 26 services that can be delivered by a nurse practitioner, ranging from immunizations to ear examinations. Interesting for the hospital, and for shoppers--it brings people into the healthcare system who might not otherwise seek care. But where the motivation for this arrangement comes from WalMart--their interest is in boosting their market share in fulfilling prescriptions.


Sherry
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09 Mar 2006 1:52 PM
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I think that this is an important new trend. The question I have been asking myself is how liberals/progressives can seize on this as an opportunity to have business/government see a way to insure and ensure care that helps the bottom line. It seems to me that people associating good care with a visit to Walmart will do more than a lot of pricey advertising about good hearted Walmat people to make people feel good about the franchise. So I see this as "good works" as a way of "good advertising."


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