Walgreens announces 40 new clinics

DEERFIELD - Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD Wednesday announced plans to open the next 40 new Village Medical at Walgreens full-service primary care clinics by the end of next summer. The expansion is part of the large-scale rollout announced earlier this year to open 500 to 700 Village Medical at Walgreens clinics in more than 30 U.S. markets in the next five years.

Following a successful Houston pilot program, the first markets for expansion include El Paso and Austin, Texas; Phoenix and Orlando, Florida.

The new clinics will integrate pharmacists as critical members of VillageMD's physician-led, multidisciplinary team to provide patients with a full suite of primary care and pharmacy services at Walgreens neighborhood locations.

"Walgreens is proud to partner with VillageMD to offer the most comprehensive and large-scale roll out of physician-led primary care services co-located in a retail pharmacy setting," said Alex Gourlay co-chief operating officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance. "Our role as part of patient care teams has never been more critical, and our partnership with VillageMD enables us to provide more people with convenient access to high-quality, affordable care embedded in their communities."