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Walmart begins Health Center rollout in Florida

Retail health care concept enters fourth state

Russell Redman

April 6, 2022

2 Min Read
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Walmart opened a Health Center in Jacksonville yesterday and plans to open another in Middleburg, Fla., tomorrow, followed by two more next week and another in early June.Walmart

Expanding access to affordable primary care, Walmart has opened the first of five new Walmart Health Centers in Florida.

The new locations — in Jacksonville, Middleburg, Poinciana/Kissimmee, Sanford and Wesley Chapel, Fla. — mark the fourth state for the Walmart Health Center banner. Currently, Walmart has 21 Health Centers in Georgia, Arkansas, Illinois and Florida.

All of the new Health Center sites are adjacent to Walmart Supercenters in the Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa market areas. Bentonville, Ark.-based Walmart opened the Jacksonville Health Center (7075 Collins Rd.) on Tuesday and plans to open the Middleburg location (1586 Branan Field Rd.) on Thursday. The Poinciana/Kissimmee (904 B Cypress Pkwy.) and Sanford (3647 South Orlando Dr.) Health Centers are slated to open April 12 and 14, respectively, followed by the Wesley Chapel location (28516 State Road 54) on June 7.

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The Walmart Health Center concept made its debut in September 2019 at a location attached to a remodeled Walmart Supercenter in Dallas, Ga. Seventeen of the current Health Centers are in Georgia and two are in Illinois, with Arkansas and Florida having one apiece.

“Two years after the launch of Walmart Health, we continue evolving and growing to make health care even more accessible to the communities we serve,” Dr. David Carmouche, senior vice president of omnichannel care offerings at Walmart, said in a statement. “With only one primary care doctor per 1,380 Florida residents, these Walmart Health Centers will help address the demand for care in three major cities in the Sunshine State, delivering quality health care at the right time in the right setting, right next to where many Floridians get their groceries. We are part of these communities, and we are excited to bring more options for in-person and telehealth care services to our neighbors.”

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Walmart Health Centers serve up a range basic health care and diagnostic services in partnership with local providers, including primary care, lab tests, X-rays and EKGs, behavioral health and counseling, dental care, and optical and hearing care. The centers are operated by physicians, nurse practitioners, dentists, behavioral health providers and optometrists. On-site Walmart Care Hosts and Community Health Workers help customers navigate their visit and learn about available resources. Patients can make appointments, input insurance information and confirm eligibility at walmarthealth.com.

Walmart noted that the Health Centers in Florida will be the first to use Epic health technology, one of the nation’s leading health records systems. The platform will enable the centers to engage with patients, health professionals, insurers and other stakeholders and enhance communication, personalization and information sharing via a patient portal, the company said.

Related:Walmart Health center makes debut in Georgia

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About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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