Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Walmart shutting down its 51 health care clinics, virtual care service !

Walmart shutting down its 51 health care clinics, virtual care service

Time:2024-05-21 22:12:50 source:Global Genesis news portal

Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the offerings, the U.S. retailer said Tuesday.

The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said that after managing the clinics it launched in 2019 and expanding its telehealth program, it concluded “there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue.”

Walmart had 51 health centers in five states, with the goal of helping people save money on their health care needs.

“This is a difficult decision, and like others, the challenging reimbursement environment and escalating operating costs create a lack of profitability that make the care business unsustainable for us at this time,” the company said in a statement.

The planned closure of the Walmart Health centers comes after the company announced in March 2023 that it planned to add more than two dozen health centers to some of its stores this year. At the time, the company said that it was looking to open 28 centers in 2024, mostly in Dallas and Houston. It also was planning to expand into the Phoenix and Kansas City, Missouri, areas.

Related information
  • Forensic psychiatrist reveals the different types of stalkers
  • Ecuador violence: Ecuadorians approve referendum measures to toughen fight against gangs
  • Kepler has 3 RBIs in return from injured list; Twins beat White Sox 7
  • UN's commission on science and technology elects new chair
  • Rishi Sunak to apologise for worst treatment disaster in NHS history
  • Canton Fair sees surge in number of overseas purchasers: official
  • Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack
  • China's Liaoning Ballet to debut new adaptation of Notre Dame de Paris
Recommended content
  • Kevin Pillar gets 1,000th career hit in Angels' win at Texas
  • Australia and Papua New Guinea leaders trek toward WWII South Pacific battleground
  • REVEALED: Larry Ellison son's David, 41, and his bid to buy media giant Paramount
  • Minnesota and other Democratic
  • Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault by Russia
  • Lady Amelia Windsor wows in lace slip dress as she attends Earth Day dinner in London