CheckUps To Open 20 New Walk-In Clinics In Wal-Mart Stores By End of 2006.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- CheckUps (formerly known as Quick Quality Care), a retail-based, non-emergency walk-in medical facility, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to open 20 new clinics inside Wal-Mart stores in the southeast by the end of 2006. The 20 new CheckUps clinics inside Wal-Mart locations will be in the following areas: five in Wal-Mart stores in the New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , La. area; six in the Jackson, Miss. area; and nine in Alabama, near Huntsville, Birmingham and Mobile. The first of the new clinics will open in the Wal-Mart store located in Forest, Miss. CheckUps currently operates three clinics in Wal-Mart stores in Cape Coral Cape Coral, city (1990 pop. 74,991), Lee co., SW coastal Fla., located on an estuary of the Caloosahatchee River; inc. 1970. It is mostly a residential city that has grown rapidly along with the southern Florida area. , Tampa and Stuart, Fla. "We are excited and delighted with this major expansion of our relationship with Wal-Mart," said Jack Tawil, chairman and chief executive officer of CheckUps. "Wal-Mart serves as a community hub for thousands of people who can benefit from more convenient, affordable access to quality healthcare," said Amee Chande, vice president of health care strategy and communications for Wal-Mart. "We are pleased to invite CheckUps into more of our stores to meet the basic and preventive health needs of these communities and Wal-Mart customers." Check-Ups clinics diagnose and treat common ailments such as strep throat Strep Throat Definition Streptococcal sore throat, or strep throat as it is more commonly called, is an infection of the mucous membranes lining the pharynx. Sometimes the tonsils are also infected (tonsillitis). , ear and sinus infections, and provide routine pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. care, blood screenings, and immunizations, along with services such as healthy living counseling. CheckUps nurse practitioners can write and email prescriptions to the patient's preferred pharmacy. Visits typically take under 15 minutes and no appointments are necessary. "CheckUps offers consumers a new, lower-cost option for non-emergency health care," said Dr. Neal Krouse, president of CheckUps. "Our mission is to make quality, affordable medical care conveniently available to everyone in our country. CheckUps is the new model for basic health care delivery in America." Community medical personnel welcome the new facilities. "Forest, Mississippi Forest is a city in Scott County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,987 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Scott CountyGR6. Geography Forest is located at (32.363627, -89. , continues to be a medically under-served area and we welcome CheckUps here to help us provide medical care to those in our community," said Dr. John Paul Lee, chief-of-staff at Lackey Memorial Hospital in Forest. "We hope this will decrease the burden on our local emergency rooms - not only in Forest but in many other areas as well." About CheckUps CheckUps offers patients fast and affordable premium health care without the wait typically associated with a physician's office, traditional walk-in clinic walk-in clinic Ambulatory clinic, see there or emergency room. It features state-of-the-art technology, private exam rooms, and diagnostic equipment staffed by certified nurse practitioners who work collaboratively with local physicians to address medical conditions from pediatrics to geriatrics geriatrics (jĕrēă`trĭks), the branch of medicine concerned with conditions and diseases of the aged. Many disabilities in old age are caused by or related to the deterioration of the circulatory system (see arteriosclerosis), e.g. . More information is available at www.CheckUpsUSA.com |
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