Take Care Clinics Open at Three Walgreens in Wichita

Walk-in clinics in Wichita offer patients increased access to
high-quality, affordable health care
WICHITA, Kan.--(Business Wire)--
Take Care Health Systems, one of the largest managers of
convenient care clinics and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walgreens
(NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG), has opened three Take Care Clinics at Walgreens
drugstores in Wichita. The clinics are walk-in, professional health
care centers open seven days a week with extended evening and weekend
hours. Take Care Health Systems now has 15 clinics in the region,
including 12 in the Kansas City metro area. Additional expansion is
planned for the state this year, including three additional sites in
Wichita, expansion in Kansas City and a new market launch in Topeka.

"Take Care Clinics bring a high-quality, affordable and convenient
healthcare option to the communities where we operate," said Peter
Miller, Take Care Health Systems' President and CEO. "As one of our
first and most established markets, Kansas City has shown incredible
growth, driven by patient awareness and acceptance of our model. We
look forward to serving even more Kansas residents with our launch in
Wichita."

Take Care Clinics in Wichita are staffed by board-certified family
nurse practitioners who treat patients 18 months and older for common
illnesses such as strep throat, ear and sinus infections, pink eye and
poison ivy, and are licensed to write prescriptions that can be filled
at the patient's pharmacy of choice. Take Care Nurse Practitioners
also provide school, sports and camp physicals and offer vaccinations
for flu, hepatitis B, meningitis and tetanus.

Clinics have two patient examination rooms, exam tables, sinks,
innovative patient registration kiosks and electronic medical record
technology for visit documentation. Clinics are open Monday-Friday, 8
a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., and are
located at the following Walgreens drugstores in Wichita:

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-- Wichita - 710 N. West Street -- Wichita - 5505 E. Harry Street
-- Wichita - 9525 E. 21st Street N.
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Three additional clinics are planned to open by the end of the
year at the following Walgreens drugstores:

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-- Wichita - 555 N. Maize Road -- Wichita - 333 W. 13th Street N.
-- Wichita - 3770 N. Woodlawn
Street
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Take Care Health Systems has partnered with numerous insurers
including Aetna, CIGNA, Coventry, Humana, Multiplan/PHCS,
UnitedHealthcare, and traditional Medicare and Medicaid. If insured by
one of these plans, patients pay their regular co-pay or coinsurance
amount. For the uninsured or cash payers, prices average $59-$74 and
are listed on clinic sign-in kiosks.

"Since our first clinic opened in November 2005, Take Care Nurse
Practitioners have treated nearly 600,000 patients nationwide," said
Nancy Zaner, Regional Nurse Practitioner for Take Care Health's
West/Southwest Region, including the Kansas markets. "Take Care Nurse
Practitioners integrate with the local medical community to coordinate
care for patients and provide an excellent healthcare experience."

Take Care Nurse Practitioners encourage all patients to have a
health care home, a provider they see routinely for on-going medical
needs and routine exams. If a patient's condition falls outside of the
scope of service at the clinic, the patient is referred back to
his/her primary care provider for follow-on care. If a patient does
not have a primary care provider, nurse practitioners will offer a
list of providers in the area accepting new patients. Take Care Nurse
Practitioners collaborate with local physicians who are available for
consultation at all times the nurse practitioner is treating a
patient. Collaborating physicians and other local providers work with
Take Care Nurse Practitioners to accept patient referrals.

Take Care Health Systems uses nationally recognized,
evidence-based clinical guidelines for treatment and electronic
medical record technology allowing patients to take visit records to
other providers, promoting continuity of care. Take Care Nurse
Practitioners follow quality and safety standards as outlined by the
Convenient Care Association, the industry's trade association.

Take Care Health Systems is part of Walgreens new Health and
Wellness division, alongside Walgreens recently acquired I-trax/CHD
Meridian Healthcare and Whole Health Management, providers of worksite
health centers that operate under the name Take Care Employer
Solutions. Including Take Care Clinics, the Walgreens Health and
Wellness division manages approximately 550 worksite health and
wellness centers and retail health clinics.

Take Care Health Systems currently manages 197 clinics in 24
markets throughout 14 states, including Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Green Bay, Wis., Houston, Kansas City,
Las Vegas, Madison, Wis., Miami, Milwaukee, Nashville, Tenn., Orlando,
Fla., Oshkosh, Wis., Peoria, Ill., Pittsburgh, Rockford, Ill., St.
Louis, Tampa, Fla., Tucson, Ariz., West Palm Beach, Fla. and Wichita,
Kan.

About Take Care Health Systems(SM)

Take Care Health Systems (www.takecarehealth.com), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Walgreens, is part of Walgreens Health and Wellness
division, which includes Take Care Consumer Solutions, managers of
convenient care clinics located at Walgreens drugstores nationwide,
and Take Care Employer Solutions, managers of worksite-based health
and wellness services. The company combines best practices in health
care and the expertise and personal care of providers to deliver
access to high-quality, affordable and convenient health care to all
individuals. The Take Care Consumer Solutions group currently manages
197 Take Care Clinics in 24 markets throughout 14 states, with plans
to have approximately 400 clinics in operation by the end of 2008.
Patient care at each of the Take Care Clinics is provided by Take Care
Health Services, an independently owned state professional corporation
established in each market. Take Care Employer Solutions manages
primary care, health and wellness and occupational health centers at
355 employer campuses across more than 170 clients in 44 states,
including the District of Columbia and Guam, with approximately 400
sites projected by the end of 2008.

About Walgreens

Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is the nation's largest drugstore
chain with fiscal 2007 sales of $53.8 billion. The company operates
6,356 drugstores in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto
Rico. Walgreens provides the most convenient access to consumer goods
and cost-effective health care services in America through its retail
drugstores, Walgreens Health Services division and Walgreens Health
and Wellness division. Walgreens Health Services assists pharmacy
patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens
Health Initiatives Inc. (a pharmacy benefit manager), Walgreens Mail
Service Inc., Walgreens Home Care Inc., Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy
LLC and SeniorMed LLC (a pharmacy provider to long-term care
facilities). Walgreens Health and Wellness division includes Take Care
Health Systems, which is comprised of: Take Care Consumer Solutions,
managers of 197 convenient care clinics at Walgreens drugstores, and
Take Care Employer Solutions, managers of worksite-based health and
wellness services at 355 employer campuses.

For Take Care Health Systems
Emily Cleary, 212-446-1873
ecleary@sloanepr.com

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