Advocate Health Care to Begin Operating Walgreens Clinic in Downers Grove
"Advocate Clinic at Walgreens" to expand access to high-quality, affordable health care options in convenient neighborhood settings
WHAT:
Community leaders, health care officials, patients and providers will gather in Downers Grove to mark the opening of Advocate Clinic at Walgreens, which will expand access to high-quality, affordable health care options for patients in convenient neighborhood locations. Advocate will operate health care clinics at 56 Walgreens stores across Chicagoland, in Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties.
Physicals, vaccinations, travel immunizations, as well as treatment for a range of common illnesses and injuries, will be offered. No appointments are necessary. The clinic will be staffed by board-certified nurse practitioners and medical assistants who are employed, trained and supervised by Advocate Medical Group. Individuals do not need to be a current Advocate patient to receive care at Advocate Clinic at Walgreens.
"As a clinician, I understand firsthand the challenges that many individuals and families face when seeking a health care option that meets their needs," said Dr. Rosa Perez, a family medicine specialist at Advocate Medical Group. "Members of the community will appreciate knowing that a solution to their health care needs is right around the corner."
WHEN:
11 a.m. May 18, 2016
WHERE:
1000 Ogden Ave. (Ogden Avenue and Main Street), Downers Grove, IL
WHO:
• David S. Fox, president, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
• Darren Benton, district manager Walgreens pharmacy and retail operations
• Beth Beranek, director, physician practice management, Advocate Medical Group
• Dr. Rosa Perez, family medicine specialist, Advocate Medical Group
• Patty Wardlow, Downers Grove resident
Light refreshments will be offered.
Additional Advocate Clinic at Walgreens locations can be found in Aurora, Arlington Heights, Berwyn, Bolingbrook, Buffalo Grove, Calumet City, Carol Stream, Chicago, Crystal Lake, Elk Grove Village, Glen Ellyn, Gurnee, Hanover Park, Huntley, Joliet, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Lockport, Lyons, McHenry, Mokena, Montgomery, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Northfield, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Orland Park, Palatine, Park Ridge, Plainfield, River Forest, Romeoville, Round Lake, St. Charles, Sycamore, Villa Park, Westmont, Wheeling and Yorkville.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com), the nation's largest drugstore chain, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. More than 8 million customers interact with Walgreens each day in communities across America, using the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice. Walgreens operates 8,173 drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Walgreens digital business includes Walgreens.com, drugstore.com, Beauty.com, SkinStore.com and VisionDirect.com. Walgreens also manages more than 400 Healthcare Clinic and provider practice locations around the country.
About Advocate Health Care
Advocate Health Care is the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest health care providers in the Midwest. A national leader in population health management, Advocate is one of the largest Accountable Care Organizations in the country. Advocate operates more than 250 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals, the state's largest integrated children's network, five Level I trauma centers (the state's highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area's largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region's largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a nonprofit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $783 million in charitable care and services to communities across the Chicago area and Central Illinois in 2014.
About Advocate Medical Group
Advocate Medical Group provides primary care and specialty services throughout Chicagoland and Central Illinois. The physician-led group is focused on serving Advocate's communities and achieving optimal health outcomes for patients by providing safe, coordinated care. Advocate Medical Group is the state's largest medical group with more than 1,300 providers at over 200 locations. It is part of Advocate Health Care, one of the leading integrated systems in the nation. More information can be found at AMGDoctors.com, or by calling (800) 3-ADVOCATE (800) 323-8622.