Boston, MA 08/14/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Giant retail drug store Walgreens has announced the expansion of its healthcare clinic retail locations after making a move for the Dallas-Fort worth Market. The giant drug store has outlined plans to bring up to 13 Healthcare Clinic at select locations in the Dallas Metroplex by the end of 2014 having opened the first clinic on July 28 in Southlake.
Walgreen Providing Quality and Affordable Healthcare
Expansion in Dallas-Fort Worth according to Healthcare Clinic vice president, Suzanne Hansen, reflects continued efforts aimed at enhancing high quality and affordable care, as well as wellbeing services for the communities. The ever increasing demand for Healthcare Clinic prompted Walgreen to carry out the expansion in Dallas.
Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) is currently running 15 Healthcare Clinics at select locations in the Houston area and plans to add 14 more in the market by the end of the year. Nationwide, Walgreens runs more than 400 Healthcare clinics across 23 states including Washington DC. A recent study by the company found out that retail clinics essentially play a pivotal role in delivering health care to patients across the country.
Growth of Healthcare Clinics
The study specifically found out that the percentage of visits to Healthcare clinic locations by patients is on the rise having increased from 4% as of 2007 to 17% in 2013, mostly catering for screening and chronic visit utilization. Return Patient visits, to Healthcare Clinic Climbed from 15% in 2007 to more than 50% as of 2012 and 2013.
Walgreen’s Healthcare clinics are normally opened seven days a week with extended evening and weekend hours depending on patient’s traffic. The service offers both walk-in-availability as well as same-day online appointment. The HealthCare Clinics mostly accept major insurance plans as well as Medicare and Medicaid. Transparent pricing is normally offered to patients who might not have any insurance plan.
