Froedtert & MCW partnership with Meijer grows to five clinics in four counties
Sheboygan, WI (April 24, 2019) – Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network will open a FastCare health clinic inside the new Meijer store at 924 North Taylor Dr. in Sheboygan. The clinic, which is scheduled to open April 25, will provide convenient access to affordable care for many minor health problems such as cold and flu symptoms, sore throats, and ear, sinus and bladder infections.
The clinic will be supervised by Kirsten Larson, MD, medical director for the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin FastCare clinics, and staffed by Froedtert & MCW nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
“We want our FastCare clinics to make it easy for busy people to take care of minor health problems,” said Dr. Larson. “Customers at our other clinics in Meijer stores love the convenience, and we expect Sheboygan area folks will also appreciate having a new option for fast, affordable care they can trust.”
To ensure continuity of care, the Froedtert & MCW FastCare clinic will be linked to the electronic health record system serving the physician offices, clinics, hospitals and emergency rooms of the Froedtert & MCW health network. However, FastCare services are open to all, not just Froedtert & MCW patients.
The Froedtert & MCW FastCare clinic will be open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and selected holidays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Patients must be at least 18 months old. No appointment is needed and because patients
are taken on a walk-in basis, waiting times typically are less than 15 minutes. The cost of a FastCare visit is $65, including basic laboratory tests completed on site. FastCare accepts most insurance plans. Pharmacy service is available onsite at the Meijer pharmacy or at the pharmacy of the patient’s choice. Learn more at froedtert.com/fastcare.
The Sheboygan location is the fifth Froedtert & MCW FastCare clinic to open in a Meijer store in southeastern Wisconsin. The other clinics are in Greenfield on West Layton Avenue, in Sussex on Lisbon Road, in Waukesha on East Sunset Drive and in West Bend on South Main St.
The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin regional health network is a partnership between Froedtert Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin supporting a shared mission of patient care, innovation, medical research and education. The health network operates eastern Wisconsin’s only academic medical center and adult Level I Trauma Center at Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, an internationally recognized training and research center engaged in thousands of clinical trials and studies. The Froedtert & MCW health network, which includes five hospitals, one of which is a nationally ranked academic medical center, more than 1,700 physicians and nearly 40 health centers and clinics, draws patients from throughout the Midwest and the nation. In its most recent fiscal year, outpatient visits exceeded 1.1 million, inpatient admissions to its hospitals were 52,483 and visits to its network physicians totaled 979,143. For more information, visit froedtert.com.
Meijer is a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer that operates 223 supercenters and grocery stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. As a pioneer of the “one-stop shopping” concept, Meijer stores have evolved through the years to include expanded fresh produce and meat departments, as well as pharmacies, comprehensive apparel departments, garden centers and electronics offerings. For more information, please visit www.meijer.com. Follow Meijer on Twitter @twitter.com/Meijer or become a fan at www.facebook.com/meijer.
The FastCare model of retail health clinics was established by Bellin Health in 2006.
FastCare partners with health systems and retailers across the country to create affordable and convenient patient access to healthcare. More information about FastCare is available at http://www.FastCare.com.