Second D.C.-area MinuteClinic opens

WASHINGTON MinuteClinic celebrated the opening of its second clinic location inside a CVS/pharmacy store in the District of Columbia with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The new MinuteClinic, located inside the CVS/pharmacy at 320 40th Street NE in the Benning neighborhood, serves residents in Ward 7 and is within walking distance of Metro stations on the orange and blue lines, as well as Metrobus service. It joins the first MinuteClinic to open in the district at 845 Bladensburg Rd. NE in Ward 5 in the Carver Langston neighborhood.

David Catania, District of Columbia council member at-large and chair of the Council's Committee on Health, and Yvette Alexander, council member for Ward 7, joined executives from CVS Caremark and MinuteClinic for the ceremony.

"As chair of the District of Columbia City Council's Committee on Health, I have made it a top priority to expand access to quality health care for all district residents," Catania stated. "That is why I am so pleased to partner with CVS for the opening of the first MinuteClinic east of the Anacostia River. By offering convenient and affordable routine medical services, the clinic will go a long way to helping the residents of this community obtain the health care they need."

MinuteClinic stressed its commitment to helping the "district broaden access to healthcare services," and plans to announce additional openings in the coming year.

MinuteClinic locations also can be found inside select CVS/pharmacy stores in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland and in cities throughout Northern Virginia.