Walgreens to put 700 doctors in pharmacies with $1bn investment
The Walgreens Boots Alliance deal with primary-care company VillageMD will be rolled out over the next three to five years
08 July 2020 - 15:01
New York — Walgreens Boots Alliance plans to open as many as 700 doctors’ offices in its drugstores over the next five years and invest $1bn in primary-care provider VillageMD over the next three, the company said on Wednesday.
The pharmacy plans to start building the clinics later this year, said co-COO Alex Gourlay, who oversees its US drugstores. The VillageMD partnership began last year with five Village Medical clinics in Houston. Walgreens decided to expand that based on positive feedback and initial results, Gourlay said...
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