Dear Friends:
The following is information that may be of interest to you or
someone you may know.
Regards,
Representative Donna Rowland
Walgreens clinics to offer
free medical care for laid-off workers
Walgreens and Take Care Health Systems on Tuesday
launched an initiative to offer free health care services to all
of its current and future patients who lose their jobs after
March 31 and have no health insurance.
The Take Care Recovery Plan offer applies to most services
currently provided at the
Take Care Clinics.
The plan includes treatment of:
• Respiratory Illnesses, such as colds, sinus infections,
bronchitis and strep throat.
• Common Conditions, such as seasonal allergies and pink eye.
• Skin Conditions, such as dry skin, poison ivy, minor skin
infections and burns.
Patients can access these services between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. However, health evaluations,
vaccinations, physicals and injection and infusion
administration are excluded from the offer.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE: DGX), is participating
by providing free laboratory testing services for certain
conditions.
“Walgreens and Take Care Health Systems strongly believe that a
family’s health care needs should not take a backseat to the
economy,” said Hal F. Rosenbluth, president of Walgreens (NYSE:
WAG) health and wellness division and chairman of Take Care
Health Systems, in a written statement. “Take Care Clinics were
founded on the principle of providing patient-focused care and
doing all that they can to help every patient in the communities
they serve.”
Qualifying patients can use the free care services for the rest
of 2009, or until they find a job or obtain health care
benefits.
