Saturday, September 30, 2006

In-store health clinics start closing

So much for that threat to doctors - they didn't even last a year in Portland, OR:
Rite Aid Corp.'s first experiment offering health clinics inside its stores ended when the clinic operator decided it could not turn a profit.

Take Care Health Systems told Rite Aid that it would close its last seven health clinics on Friday, less than a year after opening 10 of them in Rite Aids around Portland, Ore.
Update:
Link is fixed.

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Comments:
To be replaced by cardboard pyramid displays of laxatives and sunscreen. Oh the humanity!
# posted by Blogger Okulus : 9:14 AM
 
And yet, these will be the same people that will complain to no end about not having access to healthcare. On the brighter side, the free market has spoken. Now if we could only get the free market into the rest of the healthcare sector.
# posted by Blogger Criminallopath : 11:24 AM
 
The first three in-store ones are going to stay up and running. May be a convenience to get med care and medicines at the same location for busy - and not too really sick - patients.
# posted by Blogger John J. Coupal : 9:00 AM
 
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