Bartell Drugs plans December openings of in-store MinuteClinic health care centers at selected store locations; First drugstore chain in Puget Sound area to offer new healthcare service.
SEATTLE -- Bartell Drugs has teamed with MinuteClinic to open the drugstore chain's first four in-store health care centers in Seattle, Bellevue, Sammamish and Renton in early December.
Seattle-based Bartell Drugs will be the first drugstore chain in the Puget Sound market to offer this new health care service, which will be available seven days a week.
"As a locally owned company, we have a special connection to the communities we serve," said Jean Barber Bartell, CFO of Bartell Drugs. "The addition of MinuteClinic health care centers is one of the ways we are supporting the health and wellness of our customers."
Operated by MinuteClinic Diagnostic of Washington, PC, the health care centers' highly trained nurse practitioners will treat and write prescriptions for minor ailments ranging from strep throat and earaches to bronchial infections and pink eye. The average MinuteClinic health care center visit is 10 to 15 minutes and no appointments are necessary.
Family-owned Bartell Drugs owns and operates stores in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. Family owned for 115 years, it is the nation's oldest drugstore chain. For more information on Bartell Drugs visit www.bartelldrugs.com.
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About MinuteClinic:
MinuteClinic, Inc. is the pioneer and industry leader of retail-based health care in the United States. Founded in May 2000, the Minneapolis-based company has provided nearly 300,000 patient visits with 99 percent customer satisfaction. It has produced substantial savings of health care expenditures and also reduced the time spent by patients seeking treatment for the conditions it addresses. For information, visit www.minuteclinic.com
