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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Walmart Health Center locations in Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Texas are slated to become senior-focused primary care centers, Humana Inc.'s CenterWell health care services announced on Wednesday.
The new centers will be located next to Walmart Supercenters in clinical office space formerly occupied by Walmart Health. In April, Walmart announced that it had made the "difficult decision" to close all 51 of its Walmart Health and Walmart Virtual Care clinics across five states.
CenterWell said it plans to lease that clinical space in 23 of the stores to open centers that will operate under the CenterWell Senior Primary Care and Conviva Care Centers brand names and will provide seniors in these communities with greater access to primary care services designed specifically for older adults. CenterWell expects the centers to be equipped, staffed and opened no later than the first half of 2025. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
“We are looking forward to welcoming CenterWell into these purpose-built healthcare spaces to offer quality care to communities in four states,” said Brian Setzer, executive vice president of Walmart Health & Wellness. “Leasing these spaces to a well-known and successful healthcare delivery organization is a win for customers and patients, as we continue to focus on our core health & wellness business of Pharmacy and Optical.”
In connection with this lease agreement, CenterWell plans to open senior-focused primary care centers adjacent to Walmart Supercenter locations in the following metropolitan areas:
- Tampa/St Petersburg
- Orlando
- Jacksonville
- Atlanta
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- Kansas City
“CenterWell is committed to providing seniors with high-quality health care that is accessible, comprehensive, and most of all, personalized. We are excited by the unique opportunity to lease space from a world-class community partner such as Walmart and offer seniors in these four states greater access to our integrated approach to care,” said Sanjay Shetty, M.D., president of CenterWell. “These nearly two dozen primary care centers are specifically designed for seniors, and each location’s design, including dedicated entrances and easy parking, offers patients the access that they have come to expect at our clinics across the nation. We are eager to expand on our mission to help patients lead happier, healthier lives.”
CenterWell Senior Primary Care, along with its sister brand Conviva Care Centers, represents the largest, fastest-growing senior-focused, value-based primary care provider in the country, according to the company. Together, the businesses comprise Humana’s Primary Care Organization, which delivers care to about 318,000 seniors in nearly 300 centers across 15 states. CenterWell Senior Primary Care and Conviva Care Centers locations are designed specifically for seniors, and are staffed by board-certified physicians, nurse practitioners and medical assistants who coordinate care with care coaches, social workers, behavioral health specialists and clinical pharmacists, the company says.
