CVS launches MinuteClinics
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Pharmacy chain will open its first MinuteClinic at locations in Minneapolis, Minn. and Annapolis, Md. in June, CVS says April 28. The health centers offer basic diagnostic and screening services and are staffed by nurse practitioners or physician assistants. CVS CEO Tom Ryan called the partnership with the Minneapolis-based clinic chain "a natural extension of our overall mission," citing MinuteClinic's "proven ability to work collaboratively with physicians in the prompt diagnosis, treatment or referral of patients." MinuteClinic CEO Linda Whitman expressed the firm's intention to roll out nationally at the CHPA annual meeting in March (1"The Tan Sheet" March 21, 2005, p. 11)...