CVS Health, a Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based chain of pharmacies and clinics, is opening six MinuteClinic locations in Utah. MinuteClinics are walk-in medical clinics inside CVS Pharmacy stores providing affordable care for a wide variety of acute, wellness and chronic disease care for patients ages 18 months and older. The walk-in clinics have expanded night and weekend hours with no appointments necessary. MinuteClinic, with 1,100 locations in 35 states, also provides options for telehealth visits.
“We’re focused on helping increase access to high-quality, affordable healthcare for people in the communities where they live and work,” said Sharon Vitti, president of MinuteClinic. “We look forward to MinuteClinic being a convenient resource for Utahns, both in-person and virtually, as how people access care continues to evolve.”
The new MinuteClinic locations will be located inside CVS HealthHUB locations, the company’s new store format. “CVS HealthHUBs locations were developed to help people manage chronic conditions more conveniently and affordably by improving the overall patient experience and featuring a wide array of accessible health and wellness products, clinical services and expertise,” the company said.
MinuteClinic is staffed by nurse practitioners and physician assistants who specialize in family healthcare and can diagnose, treat and write prescriptions for common illnesses; treat wounds, abrasions and sprains; and administer common vaccinations.
Prevention and wellness services offered at MinuteClinic include screening and monitoring for diabetes, sleep apnea, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, tuberculosis (TB) testing, contraceptive care, motion sickness prevention and smoking cessation. CVS HealthHUB locations also offer expanded services at MinuteClinic such as annual diabetic exams, including retinopathy screenings, end-to-end sleep apnea solutions and phlebotomy services.
The six new Utah CVS HealthHUB locations can be found in West Jordan, West Valley City, Sandy, Ogden, Roy and Highland.
CVS HealthHUB locations also feature an on-site care concierge who can help educate customers about new service offerings, navigate in-store services and connect them to a team of healthcare providers.