Fierce Healthcare February 23, 2024
Walgreens is closing its remaining VillageMD primary care clinics in Florida.
The company is exiting the Florida market, a VillageMD spokesperson confirmed to Fierce Helathcare. About 40 clinics in the Tampa and Orlando areas will close March 15.
The announcement does not come as a total surprise, as Walgreens first disclosed its plans to close 60 underperforming VillageMD clinics and exit five markets last fall.
“To continue to scale our care delivery services and value-based care model, we assess and evaluate our progress on an ongoing basis and refine our approach as we grow, similar to most growth-oriented companies,” a spokesperson told Fierce Healthcare in an email. “Strategically, we are focused on geographic density in markets and locations...