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Saturday, July 15, 2006CVS Corp. is bulking up again, announcing this morning the purchase of a Minnesota company that runs in-store health clinics for retailers. The Woonsocket drugstore chain, the nation's largest in storefronts, said it will buy MinuteClinic, of Minneapolis, for an undisclosed amount. But they won't be operating in Rhode Island: In hearings at the Health Department, regulators raised concerns about the lack of sinks and bathrooms within the clinic and about clinics located exclusively in higher-income areas. MinuteClinic says it follows guidelines set by the American Medical Association and published by the American Academy of Family Physicians. In December, MinuteClinic withdrew its application "for now." No sinks? No bathrooms? MinuteClinic got the best of the deal - $170 million in cash. Not bad for a company that has yet to make a profit: The company has an estimated annual revenue in the high $20 million range. Howe said MinuteClinic as a whole is not yet profitable because many stores are less than a year old. posted by Sydney on 7/15/2006 11:29:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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