- WELL is adding 10 primary care medical clinics operating under
the name "The Health Clinic by ShoppersTM" to its
national primary care network.
- The 10 clinics are located in Ontario and BC and include over 35 physicians.
WELL expects the clinics to contribute approximately $8M in annual revenue.
VANCOUVER, BC and TORONTO, April 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ - WELL Health Clinic Network Inc.
("WELL"), a subsidiary of WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX:
WELL), a digital healthcare company focused on positively impacting
health outcomes by leveraging technology to empower healthcare
practitioners and their patients globally, is pleased to announce
it has entered into an agreement with Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.
("Shoppers") to acquire all of the primary care medical clinics
operated by Shoppers under the name "The Health Clinic by
Shoppers™". "The Health Clinic by Shoppers™" comprises of 10
clinics (four in British Columbia
and six in Ontario), with over 35
physicians on staff. Post-close, WELL will rebrand these
clinics under the WELL Clinic brand.
"We are pleased to welcome the clinical and medical teams from
'The Health Clinic by Shoppers™ ' to the WELL primary care family
in British Columbia and
Ontario" said Dr. Michael Frankel, Chief Medical Officer and
President of Canadian Clinics for WELL Health. "We will continue to
ensure that these locations support optimal patient outcomes."
WELL will onboard the 10 clinics through its Clinic Absorption
program and intends to enhance operational and service capabilities
across the newly added clinics, through its Clinic Transformation
Team. WELL will focus on optimizing cost structures, integrating
digital workflows, adding patient engagement technologies, and
implementing advanced AI tools such as WELL AI Voice, WELL AI Inbox
Admin, and WELL AI Decision Support systems. Additionally, efforts
will be intensified to recruit more physicians to join the new WELL
clinics, ensuring a broader reach and impact on patient care.
WELL expects the assets to contribute approximately $8M in annual revenue.
WELL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Per: "Hamed Shahbazi"
Hamed Shahbazi
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director
About WELL Health Technologies
Corp.
WELL's mission is to tech-enable healthcare providers. We do
this by developing the best technologies, services, and support
available, which ensures healthcare providers are empowered to
positively impact patient outcomes. WELL's comprehensive healthcare
and digital platform includes extensive front and back-office
management software applications that help physicians run and
secure their practices. WELL's solutions enable more than 34,000
healthcare providers between the US and Canada and power the largest owned and
operated healthcare ecosystem in Canada with more than 165 clinics supporting
primary care, specialized care, and diagnostic services. In
the United States WELL's solutions
are focused on specialized markets such as the gastrointestinal
market, women's health, primary care, and mental health. WELL is
publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol
"WELL" and on the OTC Exchange under the symbol "WHTCF". To learn
more about WELL, please visit: www.well.company.
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