IllianaLancerContra Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 https://www.dci.org/news/drum-corps-international-and-walmart-health-collaboration-provides-telehealth-services-to-corps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_orangecounty Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Big upgrade from salt pills and bandages. Good for the new guy. Keep it up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Full disclosure: I’m not a Walmart fan and avoid it like the plague. I also never heard of Walmart Health until today. CVS has minute clinics and there are plenty of Urgent Care facilities in my area so perhaps there’s not a market for it in my neck of the woods. My question is what kind of care do you receive at a store where self checkouts are now the norm, finding employees who can actually help can be difficult, and the company has a reputation for underpaying employees who are not valued? Are corps better off only relying on Walmart Health as a back up? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoKnows Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) 3 hours ago, Tim K said: Full disclosure: I’m not a Walmart fan and avoid it like the plague. I also never heard of Walmart Health until today. CVS has minute clinics and there are plenty of Urgent Care facilities in my area so perhaps there’s not a market for it in my neck of the woods. My question is what kind of care do you receive at a store where self checkouts are now the norm, finding employees who can actually help can be difficult, and the company has a reputation for underpaying employees who are not valued? Are corps better off only relying on Walmart Health as a back up? For years people have been saying corps need to get in bed with corporations to stay afloat. So DCI goes and does that, but now we have to be overly picky about what, who, how, when? Without being able to see the agreement we can’t know exactly how much benefit there is for the activity, but if we want this activity to survive, thrive, and provide more safety and this agreement does provide a net benefit, I’m all for it. Edited April 12 by TheOneWhoKnows 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiga Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 8 hours ago, greg_orangecounty said: Big upgrade from salt pills and bandages. Good for the new guy. Keep it up. I agree and I am also relieved that I'm not the only who remembers salt tablets. And, no personal water jugs in those days....ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnZ Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 these are licensed independent practitioners contracted to provide services under the collective Walmart Health banner, no different than any other retail health clinics like CVS, RiteAid, etc. or even traditional health systems operating off-campus clinics. Given ready access to telemedicine and on-site facilities given WM's expansive presence nationwide, this is a good arrangement IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 8 hours ago, greg_orangecounty said: Big upgrade from salt pills and bandages. Good for the new guy. Keep it up. You guys had bandages. Luxury! We had duct tape. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mello Dude Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1 minute ago, JohnZ said: these are licensed independent practitioners contracted to provide services under the collective Walmart Health banner, no different than any other retail health clinics like CVS, RiteAid, etc. or even traditional health systems operating off-campus clinics. Given ready access to telemedicine and on-site facilities given WM's expansive presence nationwide, this is a good arrangement IMO This. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 5 hours ago, Tim K said: Full disclosure: I’m not a Walmart fan and avoid it like the plague. I also never heard of Walmart Health until today. CVS has minute clinics and there are plenty of Urgent Care facilities in my area so perhaps there’s not a market for it in my neck of the woods. My question is what kind of care do you receive at a store where self checkouts are now the norm, finding employees who can actually help can be difficult, and the company has a reputation for underpaying employees who are not valued? Are corps better off only relying on Walmart Health as a back up? I go to Walmart about 1x/year. Correct on self checkout- I wonder when the customers will be needed to help unload the trucks & stock the shelves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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