Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD announced plans to open eight new Village Medical at Walgreens coordinated primary care and pharmacy practices in the Tucson area in 2022, with the first opening on Feb. 8 at 7885 E. Speedway Blvd. These openings represent expansion into the second major market in Arizona, following Phoenix, and add to the growing number of locations in the state.

More than 3 million Arizonans live in an area that does not have enough doctors to meet the medical needs of the people who live there.2 If current trends continue, the projected medical and productivity cost of chronic disease in 2030 is $8,200 per Arizona resident.3 Creating greater access to primary care provides residents better health outcomes in addition to expanded opportunities to interact with healthcare professionals. VillageMD and Walgreens plan to open more than 200 Village Medical at Walgreens practices by the end of the year, including 81 locations that have already opened across 11 markets in Arizona, Florida, Texas, Kentucky and Indiana. Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) recently announced an increased investment in VillageMD to advance its strategic position in the delivery of value-based primary care.

The investment will accelerate the opening of more than 600 Village Medical at Walgreens primary care and pharmacy practices in more than 30 U.S. markets by 2025 and 1,000 by 2027, with more than half of those practices in medically underserved communities.