CVS Health opens 1,000th MinuteClinic

CVS Health announced Thursday that MinuteClinic, the walk-in medical clinic of CVS Health, has opened its 1,000th MinuteClinic location in the nation's Capitol at the CVS/pharmacy location on Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C.

"This 1,000th clinic milestone reflects our commitment to expand much needed access to health care across the United States," stated Andrew Sussman, MinuteClinic president and executive VP/associate chief medical officer, CVS Health. "Whether it's treating patients in urban centers like Washington, D.C., or developing new ways to deliver care in other settings, the MinuteClinic mission to provide accessible health care will continue to evolve. In the years ahead, we intend to offer new and innovative medical services to patients through in-store clinics, expanded telehealth services and clinical collaborations with a growing list of more than 60 major health care system affiliates nationwide."



Since opening the first walk-in, retail clinic 15 years ago, MinuteClinic has expanded access to convenient and high quality healthcare services in communities across 31 states and the District of Columbia and provided care through more than 26 million patient visits. MinuteClinic was the first retail medical clinic to be fully accredited by the Joint Commission, the accrediting agency for more than 20,000 hospitals and health systems and related organizations.