Coordinated primary care and pharmacy services
make healthcare easier and more accessible
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) and VillageMD today
announced plans to open 20 new Village Medical at Walgreens primary
care practices in the Tampa area over the next year. The first
Village Medical at Walgreens location in Tampa opened on Oct. 26 at
6996 U.S. Highway 19 North in Pinellas Park, with several more
openings to follow in early 2022. These openings represent
expansion into the second major market in Florida, following
Orlando, which will have 10 locations by the end of 2021.
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Walgreens and VillageMD plan to open 20
new Village Medical at Walgreens primary care practices in the
Tampa area over the next year. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Tampa residents, and particularly patients who need ongoing
care for chronic conditions, will benefit from our coordinated care
team model,” said Dr. Danielle Gilosca, a local Village Medical
physician. “By teaming up with the pharmacists at Walgreens, we’re
able to come together to better serve patients and provide them
easy access to comprehensive primary care where and when they need
it. During my career, this is the most collaborative I've been with
the pharmacist as part of our care team.”
The number of Florida residents with multiple chronic diseases
is growing. If current trends continue, in 2030, more than 6
million people in Florida will be living with three or more chronic
diseases,1 yet many people lack access to primary care.
Through the Walgreens and VillageMD coordinated care model,
patients receive comprehensive primary care from physicians
alongside convenient pharmacy services. Village Medical primary
care physicians and Walgreens pharmacists work together to provide
care for chronic conditions, as well as everyday illnesses and
injuries.
“Walgreens and VillageMD are bringing physicians and pharmacists
together to improve overall care for Tampa residents. Our
coordinated model helps to lower costs and improve outcomes for
patients, particularly those with chronic illnesses,” said Patricia
Llanes, registered pharmacist at a Tampa area Walgreens. “Our
pharmacy team can help select affordable medication options and
have prescriptions ready for patients when they leave the primary
care visit, whether for in-store pick-up, drive-thru, or
delivery.”
Soon, the 20 Village Medical at Walgreens locations in the Tampa
Bay area will create more than 990 jobs within the community.
Village Medical will employ nearly 400 well-compensated STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) healthcare
professionals.2
Walgreens and VillageMD have formed a strategic partnership and
the companies are on track to open 1,000 primary care practices by
2027. More than 80 Village Medical at Walgreens practices will be
opened by the end of 2021. With more than 50 percent of the
practices in medically underserved areas, Village Medical at
Walgreens locations will help meet the needs of all people,
including those who may not have access to healthcare and are at
greater risk of health disparities.
Village Medical at Walgreens locations accept a wide range of
health insurance options. Patients may access care and support
through in-person, at-home and telehealth visits. Patients can
learn more and book appointments by visiting
https://www.villagemedical.com/locations/florida.
For more information as well as multimedia assets, please visit
the Walgreens Newsroom.
About Walgreens Boots Alliance
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is an integrated
pharmacy, healthcare and retail leader serving millions of
customers and patients every day, with a 170-year heritage of
caring for communities.
A trusted, global innovator in retail pharmacy with
approximately 13,000 locations across the U.S., Europe and Latin
America, WBA plays a critical role in the healthcare ecosystem. The
company is reimagining local healthcare and well-being for all as
part of its purpose – to create more joyful lives through better
health. Through dispensing medicines, improving access to a wide
range of health services, providing high quality health and beauty
products and offering anytime, anywhere convenience across its
digital platforms, WBA is shaping the future of healthcare.
WBA has more than 315,000 team members and a presence in nine
countries through its portfolio of consumer brands: Walgreens,
Boots, Duane Reade, the No7 Beauty Company, Benavides in Mexico and
Ahumada in Chile. Additionally, WBA has a portfolio of
healthcare-focused investments located in several countries,
including China and the U.S.
The company is proud of its contributions to healthy
communities, a healthy planet, an inclusive workplace and a
sustainable marketplace. WBA has been recognized for its commitment
to operating sustainably: it is an index component of the Dow Jones
Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and was named to the 100 Best
Corporate Citizens 2021.
(WBA-GEN)
About VillageMD
VillageMD, through its subsidiary Village Medical, is a leading,
national provider of value-based primary care services. VillageMD
partners with physicians to provide the tools, technology,
operations, staffing support and industry relationships to deliver
high-quality clinical care and better patient outcomes, while
reducing the total cost of care. The Village Medical brand provides
primary care for patients at traditional free-standing clinics,
Village Medical at Walgreens clinics, at home and via virtual
visits. VillageMD and Village Medical have grown to 15 markets and
are responsible for more than 1.6 million patients. VillageMD is
also the largest participating sponsor of CMS’ new Direct
Contracting program and estimates it serves more than 56,000
patients. To learn more, please visit www.villageMD.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. All
statements in this release that are not historical are
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties,
including, but not limited to, those related to the timing and
effectiveness of collaboration plans and implementation, the
ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the strategic
partnership, competitive actions in the marketplace, and the
ability to achieve anticipated financial and operating results in
the amounts and at the times anticipated, as well as those
described in Item 1A (Risk Factors) of Walgreens Boots Alliance,
Inc.’s Form 10-K for its fiscal year ending August 31, 2019 and
Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ending February 29, 2020, and in
other documents that Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. files or
furnishes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one
or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
materially. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date they are made. Each of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.,
Walgreens and VillageMD do not undertake, and expressly disclaim,
any duty or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking
statement after the date of this release, whether as a result of
new information, future events, changes in assumptions or
otherwise.
1 What is the impact of chronic disease in Florida? Partnership
to Fight Chronic Disease: A Vision for a Healthier Florida.
Accessed at
https://www.fightchronicdisease.org/sites/default/files/download/PFCD_FL.FactSheet_FINAL1.pdf
on Oct. 27, 2021. 2 Village Medical internal data.
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Walgreens PR Contact: Jessica Masuga
jessica.masuga@walgreens.com
VillageMD PR Contact: Molly Lynch
molly@lynchgrouponline.com
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