Duane Reade's DR Walk-In signs affiliation agreement with Consumer Health Services

NEW YORK Duane Reade announced on Thursday that its walk-in medical centers, dubbed DR Walk-In Medical Care, have signed a deal with a major hospital and health care provider in the New York City area to help provide patients with integrated health care.

Duane Reade and clinic operator Consumer Health Services have signed a formal affiliation agreement with Continuum Health Partners to provide patients with integrated medical care with Continuum-affiliated New York hospitals.

Under the agreement, DR Walk-In Medical Care’s current four locations will be affiliated with Continuum’s St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center. DR Walk-In Medical Care’s signage and promotional materials will be updated to reflect the new alliance. Physicians at affiliated locations will have admitting privileges at the St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center. Additional walk-in sites in Manhattan and Brooklyn are planned and will be affiliated with Beth Israel Medical Center and Long Island College Hospital, also institutions in the Continuum network.

"The partnership with Continuum is an important milestone for CHS, DR Walk-In Medical Care sites and their rapidly growing base of patients," stated James D’Orta, chairman of Consumer Health Services. "This affiliation will ensure that patients visiting the sites will be assured of immediate quality health care along with follow-up care with an established high quality health system for all of their medical needs."

In May 2007, Duane Reade teamed up with CHS and Endres Bowers Medical Group to launch DR Walk-In Medical Care.