Milk, eggs, antibiotics
Price Chopper announced this week that it's teamed up with Ellis Medicine to open walk-in health clinics at supermarkets in Latham and Malta. The clinics will off treatment for conditions such as allergies, strep throat, and UTIs.
Zooming out a bit: Price Chopper's announcement fits into a larger national trend of chain retail stores opening walk-in clinics in attempt to capture more of the primary care business -- a business that's expected to grow as more people get health coverage because of the Affordable Care Act.
See also: The announcement this week by CVS, which has its own chain of health clinics, that it would stop selling cigarettes -- a play to position itself as something more like a health care provider.
[Price Chopper] [The Atlantic] [AOA]
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Who wants to go grocery shopping and be exposed to a bunch of sick people?
... said J on Feb 7, 2014 at 3:10 PM | link
@J that was my same exact thought!!! EEEK! Germs all over my groceries!!! Esp. if they do their shopping while they are there!
... said Jen on Feb 7, 2014 at 3:47 PM | link
Not to mention the risk of exposing food workers to illness. Even the FDA recommends staying out of the general population when you're sick.
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/GuidanceRegulation/UCM212731.pdf
... said J on Feb 7, 2014 at 4:31 PM | link
I'd like to be able to get my glasses and contacts while shopping for groceries too ;)
... said Danika on Feb 7, 2014 at 4:43 PM | link
Given the seeming-ill shoppers I sometimes see in the supermarket, along with a few snifflly, drippy-nosed kids touching everything in sight, I think we crossed that bridge of 'germs all over my groceries' a long time ago.
With a walk-in health clinic located in a supermarket for my convenience, at least I won't have to travel far to obtain treatment when I collapse in the dairy aisle from the flu that I picked up over in the fruits and vegetables aisle.
... said Bob on Feb 7, 2014 at 6:06 PM | link
Cost*: $40 cash or credit card only
Isn't that a little bit steep?
... said Lu on Feb 8, 2014 at 9:22 AM | link