Retail health clinics, also called convenient care clinics and in-store clinics, are defined by the Convenient Care Association (CCA) as small healthcare facilities located in high-traffic retail outlets with pharmacies that provide affordable and accessible, non-emergency health care to consumers. There are an ever-increasing number of organizations across the country that have formed to provide health care services to individuals and families for common illnesses. There are three types of retailers that currently host retail clinics: mass merchandisers or discount chains; grocery stores; and pharmacies. These companies look to increase the traffic into their stores and to increase pharmacy sales. There is also an increasing number of health systems that are beginning to enter the market. The CCA estimates there will be more than 700 retail health clinics by year-end, up from the more than the current 400, and 2,000 by the end of 2008. Knowledge Source's Retail Health Clinic Market Overview, 190 pages in length, provides insight into the trends and issues affecting the retail health/convenient clinic market. Knowledge Source's 2007 Retail Health Clinic Market Overview also identifies more than 30 of the leading retail health clinic market participants and provides a brief profile on each company, which includes (when available): background, corporate strategy, services, locations, and recent activities. | 
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Healthcare Market Overviews