Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD on Friday (Nov. 12) said it has plans for 20 additional Village Medical at Walgreens primary care practices in the Tampa area, starting with the first location that opened last month.
This is the second major market in Florida for Village Medical at Walgreens, which will have 10 locations in the Orlando area by the end of this year.
“By teaming up with the pharmacists at Walgreens, we’re able to come together to better serve patients and provide them easy access to comprehensive primary care where and when they need it,” Dr. Danielle Gilosca, a local Village Medical physician, said in the joint announcement. “During my career, this is the most collaborative I’ve been with the pharmacist as part of our care team.”
Village Medical at Walgreens patients get primary care from doctors and pharmacy services. Village Medical primary care physicians and Walgreens pharmacists work together to provide care for patients with chronic conditions along with everyday illnesses and injuries.
The 20 Village Medical at Walgreens locations in the Tampa Bay area are forecasted to create more than 990 jobs in the area, including 400 healthcare professionals.
Walgreens and VillageMD are slated to open about 1,000 primary care practices by 2027, including more than 80 locations by the end of 2021.
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In September Walgreens and VillageMD announced plans for 18 Village Medical at Walgreens full-service primary care practices in the Phoenix area and plans four more locations by the end of the year.
Earlier this year, the companies announced that 29 practices would be coming to Houston, Austin and El Paso, Texas.
And last month, Walgreens launched a new business segment focused on healthcare to help make medical care easier for connected consumers. CEO Roz Brewer told investors and analysts during a presentation that the company is building “a range of consumer-centric healthcare solutions, which will form the engine for our next phase of growth.”
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