Walmart said its medical clinics, which are located inside its stores and open before and after normal working hours, make health care more accessible.Walmart, the largest U.S. employer with a workforce of 1.6 million, is slowly building a network of in-store clinics, believing it has a place in America’s health care system.
Walmart has 55 clinics in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri and Texas. That includes the 22 it’s opening his year: 18 in Texas and four in Kansas City. Walmart opened 17 clinics last year. This week VillageMD released the results of a two-year study conducted at 14 Houston locations with 1,300 high-risk patients that found increased primary care visits decrease hospital admissions. The study was published in“High-quality primary care can keep patients healthier and out of the hospital,” said Clive Fields, co-founder and chief medical officer of VillageMD.