Wal-Mart Medical Clinics

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Wal-Mart will open its first in-store
medical clinics under its own brand name, beginning in April. The
world's largest retailer says it will open "The Clinic at
Wal-Mart" as a joint venture with local hospital systems in
Atlanta, Dallas and Little Rock.
Wal-Mart is among several U.S. supermarket and drug store chains
that in the past couple of years have begun opening store-based
health clinics. The clinics are staffed mostly by nurse
practitioners or physician assistants and offer quick service for
routine conditions.
Wal-Mart already has clinics in 77 stores that are operated by
local hospitals.
Now Wal-Mart has signed a letter of intent to work with local
hospital systems and RediClinic to open cobranded walk-in clinics
in 200 Wal-Mart Supercenters.
Co-branding means the clinics will jointly bear the names of
Wal-Mart and its partners and have an identical look and record
keeping system.

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