Humana To Open Clinics In Former Walmart Health Locations That Are Closed

Humana’s health services business, CenterWell, plans to lease and open senior-focused primary care centers at Walmart Health’s 23 former health locations in Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Texas, the company announced Wednesday.

The centers will operate under the “CenterWell Senior 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 of adults,” Humana said. “The new centers will be adjacent to Walmart stores in the medical office space formerly occupied by Walmart Health.”

Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed but Humana said CenterWell expects the facilities to be “equipped, staffed and open by the first half of 2025.”

The deal comes three months after Walmart said it would close 51 of its Walmart Health centers in five states and Walmart Health Virtual Care, the retailer’s telemarketing business. At the time, Walmart said it did not see a sustainable business model in primary care.

But Humana is well aware of the needs of seniors because it is one of the largest providers of Medicare health care coverage in the United States. Therefore, health insurance has the ability to include other primary care centers like Walmart’s first health centers in its health plan. internet and encourage adults to use them.

“We are excited about the unique opportunity to lease space to a world-class community partner like Walmart and provide seniors in these four counties with a great opportunity for our integrated approach to care,” said Dr. Sanjay Shetty, president of CenterWell. “These nearly a dozen primary care centers are designed specifically for seniors, and the design of each location, including dedicated entrances and convenient parking, gives patients the opportunity to to find the opportunity they have been waiting for in our clinics across the country. We look forward to expanding our mission to help patients live a happy and healthy life.”

Walmart has not disclosed how much the closings cost the company, which has spent tens of millions of dollars over the past five years opening primary care centers that typically were more than 5,000 square feet in size and they include a range of primary care services, dental. and mental health care as well as X-rays, vaccinations, and chronic condition management.

In April, Walmart executives said the business environment is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit health professionals and physicians amid the US health care workforce crisis and a tight labor market. workers. “Leasing these spaces to a well-known and successful healthcare delivery organization is a win-win for customers and patients, as we continue to focus on our core business of health and wellness Pharmacy and Optical,” Brian Setzer, executive vice president, Walmart Health & Wellness, said in a statement.

At CenterWell, the Walmart locations are being acquired by a company that already provides care to about 318,000 seniors at about 300 facilities in 15 states as of March 31 under the CenterWell Senior brand Primary Care or its sister brand Conviva Care Centers.

“CenterWell Senior Senior Primary Care Center and Conviva Care Centers locations are designed specifically with the needs of seniors in mind, and include a dedicated staff of board-certified physicians, nurses and medical assistants who coordinate care and care coaches, social workers, behavioral health professionals, and pharmaceutical scientists,” Humana said Wednesday.