Northern DE residents now have access to high-quality,
affordable and convenient care at MinuteClinic
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Dec. 1, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) today announced it has
opened its first MinuteClinic locations in northern
Delaware. MinuteClinic, the medical clinics inside select CVS
Pharmacy stores, provides high-quality, affordable and convenient
care for a wide variety of acute and chronic conditions for
patients ages 18 months and older.
MinuteClinic is the first retail health care provider to receive
accreditation from The Joint Commission, the national evaluation
and certifying agency for more than 22,000 health care
organizations and programs in the United
States. Since 2006, MinuteClinic has continued to maintain
its accreditation, earning The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of
Approval and demonstrating its high patient standards with each new
survey.
Clinics are open seven days a week with expanded night and
weekend hours. Patients can make an appointment by walking into a
MinuteClinic or at MinuteClinic.com where convenient Virtual Care™
visits are also available to make it easier for people to access
care wherever they are located.
The new clinics can be found inside CVS
HealthHUB™ locations – an enhanced store format with expanded
wellness support and health products and chronic care solutions –
at CVS Pharmacy stores in:
- Bear: 1545 Pulaski Highway
- Wilmington: 4020
Concord Pike
MinuteClinic locations in Delaware are staffed by nurse practitioners
who specialize in family health care and can diagnose, treat and
write prescriptions for common illnesses; treat wounds, abrasions
and sprains; and administer common immunizations, including the
seasonal flu vaccination.
Prevention and wellness services offered at MinuteClinic include
a host of vaccinations (flu, COVID-19, shingles and others),
dermatology, and women's health services, as well as screening and
monitoring for chronic conditions like arthritis, high blood
pressure and high cholesterol, and tuberculosis (TB) testing.
Contraceptive care, STI treatment and smoking cessation are also
among the 125 primary care enabled health services offered.
Delaware patients can also
request on-demand MinuteClinic Virtual Care appointments from the
comfort of their own home for general medical services, which
includes routine care and illnesses, as well as wellness
screenings. Patients connect virtually with a board-certified
health care provider using video conferencing on their computer,
tablet or smartphone.
Most major health insurance is accepted at MinuteClinic. For
patients paying cash or credit, treatment prices are posted at each
clinic and online at www.minuteclinic.com.
"With only 16.4% of the primary care physicians needed currently
available in Delaware, we are
focused on expanding our presence to help increase access to
high-quality, affordable health care for people in the communities
where they live and work," said Creagh
Milford, DO, MPH, FACOI, Senior Vice President of Retail
Health at CVS Health. "We look forward to MinuteClinic being a
convenient resource for northern Delaware area residents to access every day
for both wellness and chronic care needs."
Residents can walk in to schedule an appointment at the kiosks
inside any MinuteClinic location, schedule online or through the
CVS Pharmacy app. For more information about the 125+ services
available at MinuteClinic, visit MinuteClinic.com/services.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is the leading health solutions company, delivering
care like no one else can. We reach more people and improve the
health of communities across America through our local presence,
digital channels and our nearly 300,000 dedicated colleagues –
including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and
nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help
them with their health – whether that's managing chronic diseases,
staying compliant with their medications, or accessing affordable
health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help
people navigate the health care system – and their personal health
care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted
partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all
with heart, each and every day. Learn more at
www.cvshealth.com.
Media contact
Kathleen
Biesecker
703-472-8466
bieseckerk@cvshealth.com
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