VillageMD Expands Houston Footprint with More Village Medical Practices
Ten physicians and their primary care teams join Village Medical and open three more primary care practices in Houston
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HOUSTON and CHICAGO, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ VillageMD announced today it is expanding its footprint in Houston with three new Village Medical clinics. Led by experienced healthcare providers, the practices mark the 27
th Village Medical clinics in the Houston area and the 48
th clinic for the brand, including practices in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Phoenix, and Murray, Ky. Village Medical offers comprehensive primary care across a broad range of physician services, along with virtual care and telehealth.
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Primary care clinics are likely to play a key role in providing COVID-19 shots, as they have strong relationships with patients and are well-positioned to dispel vaccine hesitancy among them.
Clinic operators ChenMed, Oak Street Health and VillageMD are preparing to give the shots.
They are investing in freezers to store vaccines, stratifying their patients by risk for COVID-19, and educating staff and patients about the safety of the vaccines.
Preparing to give the shots has been difficult, as some primary care providers say they have been left out of planning efforts.