Topsy Walmart opens medical clinic Nov. 8

The first medical clinic located inside a Douglas County department store will open 8 a.m. Nov. 8.

Walmart and Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare announced the newest location for basic health care services in Douglas County - "The Clinic at Walmart" operated by Carson Tahoe Physician Clinics.

The clinic will be located inside the Walmart at 3770 South Highway 395 off Topsy Lane.

It will provide access to basic health care services, seven days a week, with no appointment necessary.

The walk-in health clinic is the first owned and operated by Carson Tahoe Physician Clinics in a Walmart. The clinic will be open for walk-in care 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Sunday.

"By joining with Walmart to operate 'The Clinic at Walmart,' Carson Tahoe Physician Clinics is improving access to health care in our community," said Clinics Vice President of Operations Richard Lawley. "Our clinic is staffed with licensed health care providers, even on nights and weekends, so families can walk in and know they will receive quality care without a long wait. Our mission is to serve this community, and the clinic is one more way we fulfill our mission."

With the opening of this clinic, there will be 98 in-store clinics in Walmart stores across 21 states.

For more information about visit www.walmart.com/clinics.