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28 March 2008

Wal-Mart Clinics

SOURCE:  http://www.aseonline.org/

RNCentral, a web organization for current and future Registered Nurses, recently published a list of 20 ways Wal-Mart Clinics will affect U.S. healthcare.

Some of the more interesting affects are as follows:
  • More immunizations – Immunizations will be readily available at all Wal-Mart health clinics. This will drastically decrease the risk of spreading contagious disease.
  • No insurance necessary – Simply stated, no insurance is required to visit a Wal-Mart health clinic. People pay only a flat rate to visit a clinic. This will bring in patients with no insurance and ensure their health when they would otherwise go on for years without seeing a doctor.
  • Eased emergency room crunches – Health care will me much more accessible, so people that would generally clog up emergency rooms for minor health conditions will visit a health clinic instead.
  • Increased medical awareness – Because health care is available where people shop, they will be less likely to ignore aches and pains and get them treated.
  • Increased office hours – Because Wal-Mart is open in the evening and on the weekends, so too would be the health care clinics...MORE

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