Becker's Healthcare October 11, 2023
Grocery delivery company Instacart is expanding its number of partnerships with hospitals and health systems to incorporate medical expertise and benefits into their services, aiming to enhance patient access to nutritious food and promote a healthy lifestyle.
Instacart launched its Instacart Health initiative in September 2022 and has since partnered with Boston Children’s Hospital; Orange, Calif.-based Alignment Healthcare; Mount Sinai Solutions; and Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente.
The partnerships aim to harness the positive relationship between consuming nutritious food and experiencing better health outcomes, while addressing the need for increased access to obtaining and incorporating these products.
“We know that access to nutritious foods can deliver healthier outcomes, but a number of challenges have presented healthcare providers from effectively...