Advocate Health Care is closing all 47 of clinics operating inside Walgreens stores in Illinois, the health system announced on Wednesday.
Advocate said in a statement that the clinic would shut down on 6 February. One or two medical office assistant clinics work in each of the clinics, which support the virtual care with additional physicians, and Advocate is working to find alternative roles for those employees, Advocate a statement by Advocate said in.
“This allows us to focus on additional methods, patients like to use care, when and where they need it, including extended virtual services that provide care under the rest of their own home Are, as well as providing convenient access to immediate care and primary care places. The community, “the advocate said in the statement.
Advocate said that, as a plan to overhall as part of the recently announced scheme, how it provides care towards the south of Chicago, it will open care places in churches and community centers where advanced practice provider (Such as nurse physician or physician assistant) Generals will address the video call requirements such as cold, sore throat, flu and chronic disease management. It is also planning to expand the services at its Imani Village Out Prtorescence Clinic on the south.
Walgreens said in a statement on Wednesday, “We are partnered with the advocate to navigate this infection.” Walgreens said that patients can see doctors or nurse physicians for many conditions, including immediate care, cough, cold and sinus problems, flu, kovid -19, pink eye, allergies and asthma and sexual health, including Valgrace Virtual Healthcare is included.
Earlier, the Advocate Medical Group closed its seven clinics at Walgreens Stores in February 2020, at that time, in a letter, “the company found an overlap in healthcare services available in the communities where the Advocate Clinics are located in Walgrain, Which are located, which resulted in volatile which is unstable.