Healthcare Innovation July 8, 2020
Rajiv Leventhal

Through a partnership with VillageMD, the clinics will be staffed by nearly 4,000 PCPs spanning across 30 U.S. markets

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and VillageMD are working together to launch hundreds of physician-led primary care clinics in more than 30 U.S. markets over the next five years.

The idea, according to officials from both companies, is to make Walgreens the first national pharmacy chain to offer full-service doctor offices co-located at its stores at a large scale. This rollout follows a trial with five in-store clinics in the Houston, Texas area, which produced very strong results after opening last November including high patient satisfaction, with Net Promoter Scores over 90, officials said.

This expanded partnership between the companies will...

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