Rx for Convenient Care

InterFit Health (Houston), a provider of retail health screening services, is teaming with the Duane Reade pharmacy chain to open the first of several convenient-care sites in New York.

The new RediClinic will be located in the Duane Reade at 50th Street near Times Square. RediClinics, which operate in three other states and are expanding nationwide, offer non-emergency medical services. They are staffed by certified nurse practitioners who are licensed to diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication for common conditions in collaboration with local physicians. RediClinics also offer health screenings, medical tests, vaccinations (including high demand, low-cost flu shots) and physicals.

The Times Square RediClinic will be operated by Dr. Louis Morledge, an internist who has been practicing medicine in Manhattan for more than 10 years.

“Duane Reade prides itself on its commitment to convenience and cost-effective service,” said Jerry Ray, senior vp, pharmacy and store operations, at New York-based Duane Reade. “That said, we are pleased that through our partnership with RediClinic we are the first to offer this new form of convenient healthcare to metropolitan New York.”

RediClinics are located inside high-traffic retail outlets with on-site pharmacies. Treatment of routine medical conditions, or “Get Well” services, is available for a flat fee of $45 per visit. Preventive care, or “Stay Well” services such as health screenings, medical tests, vaccinations (including low-cost flu shots) and physicals, starts at $11.