RetailWire March 8, 2023
Best Buy has found a different way to get in on the healthcare trend that has seen Amazon.com, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart and others offer in-person and/or telehealth services for various medical conditions treated in a primary care setting.
The consumer electronics retailer said it was partnering with Atrium Health to provide and install devices enabling patients to get hospital care while remaining at home. Atrium will buy the devices from Best Buy and the retailer’s Geek Squad will handle installation and retrieval when patients complete their care.
Atrium closed a merger with Advocate Aurora Health in December to create Advocate Health, the fifth largest healthcare system in the U.S. with 67 hospitals and more than 1,000 healthcare offices across six...