MedCity News June 28, 2020
The company says it’s looking beyond traditional retail clinics as it seeks to create “supercenters” with comprehensive healthcare services.
In the past few months, Walmart has been designing a different kind of supercenter — one focused on healthcare.
The company rolled out two Walmart Health clinics this month, in Loganville, Georgia and Springdale, Arkansas.
These aren’t your usual walk-in clinics that might serve as a quick place to get vaccinated or get a cold checked out. Rather, they’re more like a one-stop shop for healthcare, with primary care, urgent care, diagnostics, x-rays, behavioral health and dental care.
Walmart Health’s other big differentiator: A primary care appointment costs just $40. For children? $20.
“We didn’t set out to disrupt healthcare. We...