Walmart to close 51 in-store health clinics, shut down telehealth service
NY Post
Walmart will shut down scores of health centers as well as its telehealth business due to the exorbitant operating and reimbursement costs, the big-box retailer said on Tuesday.
Since 2019, the company opened 51 one-stop health centers — each located next to Walmart Supercenter locations scattered across five states.
Walmart initially stated its goal was to build more than 75 clinics — where patients could obtain dental, medical and behavior health services such as X-rays and deep teeth cleanings — across the country by the end of this year.
“This is a difficult decision, and like others, the challenging reimbursement environment and escalating operating costs create a lack of profitability that make the care business unsustainable for us at this time,” the company said in a blog post on Tuesday.
The company declined to reveal how much money it invested in building out the clinics.
Walmart has also not stated how much revenue these clinics generated.
