Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, said Tuesday that it was shutting down its health care centers, a network that only last year it said it planned to expand.
The retailer said in a blog post that its 51 health centers would close.
The plans won’t affect the more than 4,600 pharmacies and more than 3,000 vision centers within Walmart stores.
Walmart started the health-care clinic initiative in 2019 in Dallas, Ga., with centers providing primary care, labs, X-rays and electrocardiograms, counseling, and dental, optical and hearing services.
In 2021, Walmart started offering a virtual option when it acquired MeMD, a telehealth provider.
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