Benzinga | Jul 23, 2021 06:20AM EDT

Walgreens And VillageMD Highlights Opening Of New Primary Care Practices In Indiana

Strategic partnership on track to open at least 600 primary care practices in more than 30 U.S. markets over next four years

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) and VillageMD today announced plans to open new Village Medical at Walgreens practices in Indiana, including in Merrillville, Griffith, Portage, and South Bend this year. The strategic partnership is on track to meet its overall goal of opening at least 600 Village Medical at Walgreens in more than 30 U.S. markets over the next four years, with the intent to build hundreds more thereafter. The expansion is part of the $1 billion accelerated investment effort announced in January 2021 to deliver high-quality healthcare to patients, with Village Medical primary care physicians and Walgreens pharmacy services through a coordinated care delivery model.