Becker's Healthcare March 17, 2021
Katie Adams

Amazon continues to push into healthcare by expanding its telemedicine program nationally, opening more health centers and providing assistance for COVID-19 testing and vaccination efforts.

Here are nine numbers that show how big Amazon’s role is in healthcare and how the company plans to grow:

  • Amazon is launching its virtual medical service Amazon Care for its employees in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., this summer, with plans to expand the offering to other employers later this year.
  • The company will soon have health centers in five states: California, Texas, Michigan, Arizona and Kentucky.
  • In January, Amazon announced plans to bring on 3,000 new employees within its corporate ranks in Boston. The new jobs will be across support teams...

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Topics: Digital Health, Health IT, Patient / Consumer, Primary care, Provider, Retail care, Retailer, Technology, Telehealth
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