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Dollar General Launches Rural Healthcare Pilot

Retail healthcare is reaching deeper into rural America as Dollar General tests the waters in offering affordable care.

“We’re excited to pilot new mobile health clinics with services provided by DocGo On-Demand to provide services including annual physicals, acute illness, urgent care needs, vaccinations, and lab testing,” Dr. Albert Wu, Dollar General’s chief medical officer, said in an email sent to PYMNTS.

“These clinics demonstrate our ability and desire to work with our customers to bring affordable health and wellness closer to home while equally establishing Dollar General as a trusted partner where customers can access health services,” he said.

To start, the three pilot locations are all in the vicinity of Dollar General’s Goodlettsville, Tennessee headquarters, but also mark a footprint expansion for DocGo.

“We’re thrilled to expand our existing footprint in Nashville and reach new patients by…

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