Two Washington Rite Aids to get MultiCare Express clinics

CAMP HILL, Pa. Rite Aid and MultiCare Health System on Wednesday announced an agreement to open MultiCare Express clinics inside two Rite Aid stores in Tacoma and Lakewood, Wash. this summer.

“Like Rite Aid, MultiCare is dedicated to enhancing the health of the communities it serves and to upholding its mission of providing and setting the standard for quality patient care in the region,” stated Andrew Baron, primary care medical director for the MultiCare Medical Group. “The clinics are affiliated with the resources of the locally based MultiCare Health System, including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital.”

With the patient’s permission, the MultiCare Express Clinics can provide treatment information to the patient’s primary care provider. Those who need additional services can access the physicians, clinics and hospitals of the MultiCare Health System, one of the largest health systems in the south Puget Sound region.

“Our partnership with MultiCare Health System fits in well with our strategic vision to be the destination for health and wellness services,” noted Mark de Bruin, Rite Aid executive vice president of pharmacy. “The MultiCare Express clinics will provide the same quality of healthcare patients would expect from any MultiCare Health System provider.”