FORT SMITH, Ark. — Three Mercy health clinics are up and running in Arkansas at locations that were formerly Walmart Health centers.
Walmart opened its first health center in Georgia in 2019, with grand plans to open hundreds more during the coming years. However, cost considerations and other challenges caused Walmart to announce in April 2024 that it was shuttering its 51 Health centers and closing its virtual care platform.
In their place, a myriad of replacements have stepped up, including Mercy of St. Louis, which opened up clinics in Springdale, Rogers, and Fort Smith at Walmart SuperCenters. Humana announced it would fill 23 former Walmart locations in Florida, and Access Medical Clinic in Jonesboro opened a clinic at a Walmart site in Palestine, Texas, on Jan. 10…