In 2011, there were 1,355 retail clinics in the United States; this number is expected to more than double to 2,854 by 2018, according to a report from GBI Research. In addition, the number of patients visiting retail clinics has jumped from 1.48 million in 2006 to 5.97 million in 2009 — more than a fourfold increase, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

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A recent survey found a significant increase in the number of U.S. adults who have visited a retail clinic in recent years. The growth is attributed to a rise in the number of clinics nationwide, as well as patients’ positive response to the convenience and lower cost of such clinic locations.

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A new partnership between the federal government and some of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains could help propel more Medicare beneficiaries into retail clinics for services traditionally provided by primary care physicians.

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Retail clinics, those small health clinics often found in drug and grocery stores, have seen a tremendous increase in patient visits in recent years. In fact, patient visits doubled from 2007 to 2008 and doubled again from 2008 to 2009, according to a new study conducted by the RAND Corporation and published online in Health Affairs.  Although visits to retail clinics still make up a small portion of the overall outpatient market, researchers estimated there were nearly 6 million retail clinic visits in 2009 alone

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A paradigm shift is under way in U.S. hospitals. To keep pace with health reform, the rise of accountable care organizations and the growing empowerment of informed and cost-sensitive patients, hospital-driven health systems nationwide are joining the retail health revolution.

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LOS ANGELES -- Consumers without a primary care doctor are increasingly visiting walk-in retail medical clinics for simple acute and preventive care, according to a new study.

Visits to retail clinics increased by fourfold nationwide from 2007 to 2009, according to a study released last week by the RAND Corporation. The retail health market appears to have "tapped into patients' needs," study authors said. Most care delivered by retail clinics was limited to common acute ailments -- such as upper respiratory or urinary tract infections -- as well as flu shots. The most common retail clinic patient was a young adult without a primary care physician.

Back-to-school shopping at CVS? Don’t forget to put flu vaccinations on the list.

MinuteClinic, a medical treatment center found in select CVS stores, is just one of several clinics located in retail chains throughout the country. These small, walk-ins welcome facilities offer many services patients could otherwise receive from their personal physicians.

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Healthcare delivery in the United States has evolved as more patients visit their neighborhood retail clinics for acute and preventive care.

In a recent Health Affairs report published online, it was reported that outpatient visits have steadily increased from 1.48 million in 2007 to 5.97 million in 2009. To accommodate this growth in U.S. healthcare demand, the retail clinic industry has rapidly expanded from 300 ambulatory clinics in 2007 to approximately 1,200 facilities in 2009. These clinics are located in pharmacies, grocery stores, and other retail settings.

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Aug. 16, 2012 - Fast-growing retail medical clinics are attracting senior citizen patients and delivering more preventive care, particularly flu shots and other vaccinations, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation.

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If you thought it was hard getting a doctor's appointment now, just wait until 30 million more Americans join the line.

By 2020, the U.S. faces an estimated shortage of 40,000 primary-care doctors with no way to remedy that in just a few years.