Walmart to shutter health centers, virtual care service in latest failed push into health care

Key Facts

• Kirk Sides | Houston Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Walmart on Tuesday said it will close all of its health-care clinics across the country, a stunning reversal of its plans to bring its low-priced reputation to the dentist and doctor’s office along with the grocery aisle.
• Walmart will close 51 clinic locations across Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Texas, plans that won’t affect the company’s 4,600 pharmacies and more than 3,000 vision centers, the company said in a release.
• The announcement comes just a month after Walmart said it planned to double the size of its clinic footprint by opening up 22 new locations this year and more in 2025.
• Walgreens said in March it had closed 140 of its VillageMD primary-care clinics and plans to shutter 20 more to boost the profitability of its broader health-care division.

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