Meijer is increasing the number of clinics in stores

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Meijer is expanding its partnerships with healthcare providers and hospital systems to increase community access to services through in-store and store campus medical clinics.

Meijer says it will join forces this year with Milwaukee, Wis.-based Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network to open in-store clinics at the Waukesha and Sussex Meijer stores, and Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Mich. to open similar clinics at Meijer stores in the Lansing area. The clinics will offer convenient, affordable access to care for many minor health problems, such as cold and flu symptoms, sore throats, and ear, sinus and urinary tract infections, Meijer Health and Wellness Director Jacquelyn DeBruler said.

The retailer's current in-store clinics are located:

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  Bronson FastCare Clinic at the Portage, Mich. Meijer


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  Beaumont FastCare at the Royal Oak, Mich. Meijer


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  Reid Health Ready Care Walk-in Clinic at the Richmond, Ind. Meijer


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  Family Quick Care at the Normal, Ill. Meijer

"Meijer is committed to expanding convenient access to health care providers," DeBruler said. "These partnerships give us an opportunity to connect local providers and patients, ultimately meeting people where they are."

The retailer began establishing these types of partnerships several years ago, which resulted in four in-store medical clinics, seven hearing centers and 75 optical centers. 

"We know that access to immediate medical care is very important to our community," said Florence Steinberg, director of business development for Bronson Healthcare. "That means making sure we are doing all we can to provide the right care, in the right place, at the right time. Having Bronson FastCare inside a Meijer store helps area families get expert medical attention quickly and without having to go out of their way."

Additionally, Meijer partnered with Spectrum Health in November 2015 to open a full-service Meijer retail pharmacy on-site at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich. Spectrum Health has also purchased property from Meijer in front of its stores in Ionia and Grand Haven to build medical centers. Construction on the center in Ionia is slated to conclude this spring.

Meijer is a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer that operates 223 supercenters and grocery stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin.