Walmart announced July 22 that it would open Florida’s first Walmart Health location in Jacksonville.
The health center will provide primary care, urgent care, labs, imaging, counseling, optical and hearing services. It also plans to add dental services at its existing locations in July.
It will provide “quality, affordable and accessible” care to patients with or without health insurance, a Walmart blog post said.
Walmart did not say where or when the health center would open. It will resemble and build upon the four Walmart Health locations in Georgia and Arkansas.
Other Florida locations will follow the opening in Jacksonville, said Senior Vice President of Health and Wellness Sean Slovenski in a Walmart blog post. It also is planning to add locations in Illinois.
“We recognize we can make an impact by increasing access to quality, affordable and convenient healthcare as we invest millions of dollars and expand Walmart Health into Florida,” Slovenski said in the blog post.
The centers are built adjacent to existing Walmart stores.
“With 90 percent of Americans living within 10 miles of a Walmart store, we believe we can help by bringing quality healthcare to the communities that need it most,” Slovenski said. “It’s more important than ever, which is why we’re opening more Walmart Health locations, so we can help even more customers access the healthcare they need.”
Doctors working at the Walmart Health centers are not employed by Walmart, but are part of a professional entity that practices at Walmart Health, its website said.
Walmart Health centers will also provide community health resources, online education and in-person workshops focusing on preventive health and wellness, the blog post said.