{"id":516946,"date":"2021-07-23T06:18:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T10:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/walgreens-and-villagemd-expand-to-northern-indiana-opening-new-full-service-primary-care-practices-this-year\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T06:18:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T10:18:07","slug":"walgreens-and-villagemd-expand-to-northern-indiana-opening-new-full-service-primary-care-practices-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/walgreens-and-villagemd-expand-to-northern-indiana-opening-new-full-service-primary-care-practices-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Walgreens and VillageMD Expand to Northern Indiana, Opening New Full-Service Primary Care Practices This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwblockalignl { margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto }\n.bwcellpmargin { margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px }\n.bwpadl0 { padding-left: 0px }\n.bwtablemarginb { margin-bottom: 10px }\n.bwvertalignt { vertical-align: top }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Walgreens and VillageMD Expand to Northern Indiana, Opening New Full-Service Primary Care Practices This Year<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\">\nStrategic partnership on track to open at least 600 primary care practices in more than 30 U.S. markets over next four years\n<\/p>\n<p>DEERFIELD, Ill. &amp; CHICAGO&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nWalgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.villagemd.com%2F&amp;esheet=52464741&amp;newsitemid=20210723005021&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=VillageMD&amp;index=1&amp;md5=ff5ff9ceb9a0f48fd73e4a57762990a8\">VillageMD<\/a> today announced plans to open new <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.villagemedical.com%2F&amp;esheet=52464741&amp;newsitemid=20210723005021&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Village+Medical&amp;index=2&amp;md5=f66a4290bfc0fa9f1216afaac302cd60\">Village Medical<\/a> at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walgreens.com&amp;esheet=52464741&amp;newsitemid=20210723005021&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Walgreens&amp;index=3&amp;md5=7c84d5d7c2af903d7015f9c1d1b91121\">Walgreens<\/a> practices in Indiana, including in Merrillville, Griffith, Portage, and South Bend this year. The strategic partnership is on track to meet its overall goal of opening at least 600 Village Medical at Walgreens in more than 30 U.S. markets over the next four years, with the intent to build hundreds more thereafter. The expansion is part of the $1 billion accelerated investment effort <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walgreensbootsalliance.com%2Fnews-media%2Fpress-releases%2F2021%2Fwalgreens-boots-alliance-accelerates-villagemd-investment-and-large&amp;esheet=52464741&amp;newsitemid=20210723005021&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=announced+in+January+2021&amp;index=4&amp;md5=c1077e6d0bf20b774a3730456830b6de\">announced in January 2021<\/a> to deliver high-quality healthcare to patients, with Village Medical primary care physicians and Walgreens pharmacy services through a coordinated care delivery model.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"news-body-cta\">This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210723005021\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210723005021\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"bwbodyimg\" style=\"width: 480px;float:left;padding-left:0px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20210723005021\/en\/893423\/4\/Village_Medical_at_Walgreens_exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Village Medical at Walgreens (Photo: Business Wire)\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:85%\">Village Medical at Walgreens (Photo: Business Wire)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\u201cAccording to the CDC, six in ten Americans live with at least one chronic condition, with many needing multiple daily medications,<sup>1<\/sup> emphasizing that the coordinated care model of Village Medical at Walgreens is now more important than ever,\u201d said Jamie Vortherms, vice president of healthcare services, Walgreens. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to open these Village Medical at Walgreens locations in Northern Indiana, bringing convenient access to personalized, high quality and coordinated care to more people across the country.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nBy leveraging the physician and pharmacist under one roof, patients benefit from improved health outcomes and lowered cost of care. These benefits help patients take the right medication and the right doses at the right time, removing the barriers to accessing primary care and pharmacy by having it all in one place.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re excited to open new Village Medical at Walgreens locations in Northern Indiana. Our teams are led by experienced primary care physicians who deliver quality, coordinated care with the Walgreens pharmacy team,\u201d said Brent Asplin, M.D., president of Village Medical. \u201cAs a result, we help deliver improved health outcomes and affordable care for more patients in Northern Indiana so they can enjoy being healthy and active members of their community.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nVillage Medical at Walgreens locations accept a wide range of health insurance options, offering cost-effective and comprehensive primary care and coordinated pharmacy services to meet the full continuum of healthcare needs. Patients may access care and support through in-person, at-home and telehealth visits.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nTo learn more about the Village Medical at Walgreens services and locations in this area, please visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.villagemedical.com%2Flocations%2Findiana&amp;esheet=52464741&amp;newsitemid=20210723005021&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.villagemedical.com%2Flocations%2Findiana&amp;index=5&amp;md5=6b408f045ab1b6110cf67be5da4d8d95\">https:\/\/www.villagemedical.com\/locations\/indiana<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFor more information as well as multimedia assets, please visit the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.walgreens.com%2Fpress-center%2Fnews&amp;esheet=52464741&amp;newsitemid=20210723005021&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Walgreens+Newsroom&amp;index=6&amp;md5=4acd9b1e59309d5981acda5c96e1bf96\">Walgreens Newsroom<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About Walgreens Boots Alliance<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nWalgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is a global leader in retail pharmacy, impacting millions of lives every day through dispensing medicines, and providing accessible, high-quality care. With more than 170 years of trusted healthcare heritage and innovation in community pharmacy, the company is meeting customers\u2019 and patients\u2019 needs through its convenient retail locations, digital platforms and health and beauty products.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIncluding equity method investments, WBA has a presence in more than 25 countries, employs more than 450,000 people and has more than 21,000 stores.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWBA\u2019s purpose is to help people across the world lead healthier and happier lives. The company is proud of its contributions to healthy communities, a healthy planet, an inclusive workplace and a sustainable marketplace. WBA is a participant of the United Nations Global Compact and adheres to its principles-based approach to responsible business.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWBA is included in FORTUNE\u2019s 2021 list of the World\u2019s Most Admired Companies*. This is the 28th consecutive year that WBA or its predecessor company, Walgreen Co., has been named to the list.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nMore company information is available at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walgreensbootsalliance.com&amp;esheet=52464741&amp;newsitemid=20210723005021&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.walgreensbootsalliance.com&amp;index=7&amp;md5=80a7572065103578d79ebf2341173620\">www.walgreensbootsalliance.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n*\u00a9 2021, Fortune Media IP Limited. Used under license.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About VillageMD<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nVillageMD, through its subsidiary Village Medical, is a leading, national provider of value-based primary care services. VillageMD partners with physicians to provide the tools, technology, operations, staffing support and industry relationships to deliver high-quality clinical care and better patient outcomes, while reducing the total cost of care. The Village Medical brand provides primary care for patients at traditional free-standing clinics, Village Medical at Walgreens clinics, at home and via virtual visits. VillageMD and Village Medical have grown to 12 markets and are responsible for more than 1.6 million patients. VillageMD is also the largest participating sponsor of CMS\u2019 new Direct Contracting program and estimates it serves more than 56,000 patients. To learn more, please visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.villagemd.com%2F&amp;esheet=52464741&amp;newsitemid=20210723005021&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.villageMD.com&amp;index=8&amp;md5=3578e8682072a5eea58b4bf95a72e6d8\">www.villageMD.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n(WBA-GEN)\n<\/p>\n<p><i>Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. All statements in this release that are not historical are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those related to the timing and effectiveness of collaboration plans and implementation, the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the strategic partnership, competitive actions in the marketplace, and the ability to achieve anticipated financial and operating results in the amounts and at the times anticipated, as well as those described in Item 1A (Risk Factors) of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.\u2019s Form 10-K for its fiscal year ending August 31, 2019 and Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ending February 29, 2020, and in other documents that Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. files or furnishes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Each of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., Walgreens and VillageMD do not undertake, and expressly disclaim, any duty or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement after the date of this release, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.<\/i><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"bwtablemarginb bwblockalignl\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">__________________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\"><sup>1<\/sup> About chronic diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fchronicdisease%2Findex.htm%23%3A%7E%3Atext%3DSix%2520in%2520ten%2520Americans%2520live%2520with%2520at%2520least%2Calso%2520a%2520leading%2520driver%2520of%2520health%2520care%2520costs&amp;esheet=52464741&amp;newsitemid=20210723005021&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fchronicdisease%2Findex.htm%23%3A%7E%3Atext%3DSix%2520in%2520ten%2520Americans%2520live%2520with%2520at%2520least%2Calso%2520a%2520leading%2520driver%2520of%2520health%2520care%2520costs&amp;index=9&amp;md5=cc61f34d92dce6d1d7e0fca788235107\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/chronicdisease\/index.htm#:~:text=Six%20in%20ten%20Americans%20live%20with%20at%20least,also%20a%20leading%20driver%20of%20health%20care%20costs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20210723005021r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210723005021\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210723005021\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Media Relations Contacts<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><b>Walgreens PR Contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Jessica Masuga<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:jessica.masuga@walgreens.com\">jessica.masuga@walgreens.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>VillageMD PR Contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Molly Lynch<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:molly@lynchgrouponline.com\">molly@lynchgrouponline.com<br \/>\n<\/a><i><br \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> United States North America Indiana<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Retail Health Other Retail Other Health General Health Pharmaceutical<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20210723005021\/en\/893422\/3\/VMxWAG_Co-BrandLogo_Horizontal_viewimage.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Photo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20210723005021\/en\/893423\/3\/Village_Medical_at_Walgreens_exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Village Medical at Walgreens (Photo: Business Wire)<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Photo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20210723005021\/en\/893424\/3\/Village_Medical_at_Walgreens_entryway.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Village Medical at Walgreens (Photo: Business Wire)<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Photo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20210723005021\/en\/893425\/3\/Village_Medical_at_Walgreens_patient_check_in.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Village Medical at Walgreens patient check-in (Photo: Business Wire)<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Photo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20210723005021\/en\/893426\/3\/Village_Medical_at_Walgreens_patient_appointment.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Village Medical at Walgreens patient appointment (Photo: Business Wire)<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walgreens and VillageMD Expand to Northern Indiana, Opening New Full-Service Primary Care Practices This Year Strategic partnership on track to open at least 600 primary care practices in more than 30 U.S. markets over next four years DEERFIELD, Ill. &amp; CHICAGO&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) and VillageMD today announced plans to open new Village Medical at Walgreens practices in Indiana, including in Merrillville, Griffith, Portage, and South Bend this year. The strategic partnership is on track to meet its overall goal of opening at least 600 Village Medical at Walgreens in more than 30 U.S. markets over the next four years, with the intent to build hundreds more thereafter. 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