PROVIDENCE – CVS Health Corp. opened its first MinuteClinic in the city last week inside the CVS/pharmacy store at 799 Hope St., marking its sixth retail medical clinic to open in Rhode Island since October.
Woonsocket-based CVS said in a news release that a seventh MinuteClinic will open later this month in Westerly.
Open seven days a week with no appointment necessary, the walk-in clinics accept most major health insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid health plans, and are staffed by nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
They specialize in family health care and can diagnose, treat and write prescriptions for common family illnesses such as strep throat and ear, eye, sinus, bladder and bronchial infections. Minor wounds, abrasions, skin conditions and knee and ankle sprains are treated, and common vaccinations such as influenza, tetanus, pneumonia and Hepatitis A & B are available.
MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinics in Rhode Island operate from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sunday. •
