The need for convenient, walk-in health care is something most parents face. When Rick Krieger experienced that need first-hand, it got him thinking about the retail health care center that became MinuteClinic.
On a wintry weekend in 1999, Krieger took his sick son to an urgent care center in Minneapolis. The boy needed a strep throat test and, after a two-hour wait, finally got one. After that, Krieger knew there had to be a quicker, more convenient way.
A year later, Krieger and partners Douglas Smith, M.D., Steve Pontius and Kevin Smith, RN, FNP had founded QuickMedx (the retail health care centers that became MinuteClinic).
The first health care centers opened in Minneapolis-St. Paul area Cub Foods stores in May 2000. They focused on seven common medical conditions: Strep throat, mono, flu, female bladder infections, ear infections, sinus infections and pregnancy testing. Patients paid cash - and much less than at urgent care, emergency or other health care centers.
Now, after more than a million patient visits, surveys reveal 99 percent customer satisfaction. Since its launch, MinuteClinic has helped uninsured individuals, self-insured employers, and health insurance companies substantially reduce the costs of health care. In addition to saving millions of dollars, the walk-in health care clinic also has saved countless hours of wasted time.
The demand for walk-in convenience led to quick growth, with several large employers asking their health plans to include QuickMedx in their networks. With the addition of insurance coverage and a few other improvements, QuickMedx became MinuteClinic in December 2002.
The improved business took off and MinuteClinic began to establish clinics in various locations. To date, hosts have included Cub Foods, QFC, malls, corporate and government offices, and CVS/pharmacy stores. Today, MinuteClinic is the pioneer and largest provider of retail health care in the United States, primarily located inside select CVS/pharmacy stores.
The company's aggressive national growth plans mean we hope to have a MinuteClinic health care center near you soon. Check Locations to see if we're in your neighborhood yet.
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