HealthExec May 6, 2022
The Alice L. Walton Foundation has teamed up with Washington Regional Medical System to create a new health system in Northwest Arkansas. Alice Walton is the only daughter of Sam Walton, who founded Walmart.
The move comes as Walmart has increasingly stepped into the healthcare space, adding health clinics and services across Walmart locations. The retailer also acquired telehealth provider MeMD last year and most recently launched a virtual diabetes care management program.
The Alice L. Walton Foundation partnered with Cleveland Clinic in a joint initiative last year to identify ways to provide access to Cleveland Clinic’s specialty care services in Northwest Arkansas. That partnership formed after a study by the Northwest Arkansas Council found patients routinely leave the...
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