MinuteClinic Expands With New Walk-in Medical Clinics Inside Northern Virginia Target Stores

MinuteClinic, the retail medical clinic of CVS Health, has opened new locations inside Target stores in Northern Virginia.

PRESS RELEASE

WOONSOCKET, R.I.

May 4, 2016

/PRNewswire/ -- MinuteClinic, the retail medical clinic of CVS Health, has opened new locations inside Target stores in

Northern Virginia

. The clinics located in seven stores in

Chantilly

Fairfax

Falls Church

Gainesville

Leesburg

Manassas

and

Sterling

have been rebranded and converted to MinuteClinic. There are now 31 MinuteClinic locations in

Northern Virginia

and 52 in the DC Metro area, including clinics in CVS Pharmacy stores.

"The new MinuteClinic locations inside Target will offer the same scope of services available to patients at all our other clinics in

Virginia

, the D.C. Metro area and nationwide," said

Andrew Sussman

, M.D., President of CVS MinuteClinic, and Executive Vice President and Associate Chief Medical Officer of CVS Health. "In addition, some services will be new to Target guests, including treatment for minor sprains and strains, contraceptive care, smoking cessation counseling, and weight loss assessment and coaching."

MinuteClinic is open seven days a week and no appointment is necessary. Most major health insurance is accepted. For patients paying cash or credit, treatment prices are posted at each clinic and at www.minuteclinic.com.

Nurse practitioners at MinuteClinic specialize in family health care and can diagnose, treat and write prescriptions for common family illnesses such as strep throat; ear, eye, sinus, bladder and bronchial infections; nausea, vomiting and diarrhea; and heartburn and indigestion. Minor wounds, abrasions, skin conditions, sprains and strains are treated, and common vaccinations such as influenza, tetanus, pneumonia and Hepatitis A and B are available at most locations.

Prevention and wellness services include screening and monitoring for diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, tuberculosis (TB) testing, contraceptive care, motion sickness prevention, smoking cessation and weight loss management in partnership with the Dash for Healthprogram.

At the conclusion of each visit, patients receive educational material, a prescription (when clinically appropriate) and a visit summary. A copy of the diagnostic record can be sent electronically, or by fax or mail, to a primary care provider with patient permission.

With the new MinuteClinic in Target locations, Sussman says MinuteClinic can continue to play a complementary role in working with primary care providers. MinuteClinic locations in

Northern Virginia

are affiliated with Inova Health System.

"About 50 percent of MinuteClinic visits occur on evenings, weekends and holidays when patients may not be able to get an appointment with their primary care provider and otherwise may need to choose more expensive emergency department or urgent care options," he said. "Also, approximately half of the patients seen at MinuteClinic are 'medically homeless' and do not have a personal physician."

December 2015

, CVS Health acquired all Target pharmacies (1,672 locations across 47 states) and retail clinics (79 locations in seven states). Target-based pharmacy locations are being rebranded CVS Pharmacy over the next several months and will operate through a store-within-a-store format. Target clinic locations are being rebranded as MinuteClinic over the next few months as well.

The MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinics inside Target stores in

Northern Virginia

operate from

9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

, Monday through Friday (

Sterling

location closes at

7pm

), and from

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

, Saturday and

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday