Walgreens and Take Care Health Systems Applaud Health Care Professionals During National Nurse Practitioner Week

Clinicians at Take Care Health are Driving Force Behind Patient and
Employer-Centric Health Care Innovation
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
Take Care Health Systems, the largest provider of convenient care clinics and
worksite health and wellness centers in the country and part of Walgreens (NYSE:
WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) health and wellness division, is celebrating national Nurse
Practitioner Week by applauding the thousands of health care professionals who
work at the more than 700 Take Care Clinics and employer health and wellness
centers that the company operates throughout the United States. National Nurse
Practitioner Week is from Nov. 8 - 14 and is sponsored by the American Academy
of Nurse Practitioners.

Nurse Practitioners (NPs) play a vital role in the delivery of high-quality
patient care in both Take Care Clinics at select Walgreens drugstores and in
many worksite health and wellness centers located at employer campuses. Both of
these settings have been shown to deliver exemplary health care experiences
while also reducing costs for patients and employers. A 2009 RAND study
published in the Annals of Internal Medicine notes that retail health
facilities, such as Take Care Clinics, offer treatment of common ailments at a
substantially lower cost than physician offices, urgent care centers and
emergency rooms while providing equal or better levels of care quality.
Employer-based health and wellness centers typically provide a two to four
dollar return on investment for employers who utilize them while improving the
health and well-being of employee populations, according to Take Care Health
Systems data.

"Nurse practitioners - and other front-line health care providers - are a vital
part of Walgreens vision to provide greater access to high-quality, affordable
health care that is convenient to communities where people work and live," said
Hal F. Rosenbluth, Walgreens senior vice president and president of Walgreens
Health and Wellness division. "Both the advanced clinical education and holistic
patient-centric focus which are synonymous with the nurse practitioner
profession have served as a catalyst for care delivery innovations that have
become a key component of the solution to the nation`s health care crisis."

A wide array of health care professionals including nurse practitioners,
physician assistants, physicians, nurses, medical assistants, pharmacists,
physical therapists, fitness and health coaches, x-ray technicians and others
practice at Take Care Health facilities. The company is dedicated to empowering
all health care professionals in an effort to address national health care
challenges while creating paramount patient experiences. Research by an
independent firm previously found that 92 percent of NPs working at Take Care
Clinics were extremely or very satisfied with their jobs and that more than 90
percent were likely to recommend Take Care Clinics as a destination to work. In
addition, Take Care Health partners with Gallup to monitor patient engagement at
Take Care Clinics, and scores rank in the top 10 percent of all organizations
Gallup has measured since 2003.

"Unprecedented patient engagement scores and exceptional clinical outcomes at
Take Care Clinics are a testament to the skill and ability of nurse
practitioners to delight, treat and advocate for patients," said Sandra F. Ryan,
RN, MSN, CPNP, FAANP and Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer for Take Care Health
Systems. "Health care professionals across the country are relishing the
opportunity to be a part of health care delivery models that challenge the
status quo while improving access for all."

Take Care Clinics are walk-in, professional health care centers located at
select Walgreens drugstores across the country. Board-certified family nurse
practitioners and physician assistants treat patients 18 months and older for
common illnesses and are licensed to write prescriptions when necessary that can
be filled at the patient`s pharmacy of choice. Take Care Health`s employer-based
health and wellness facilities provide customized health solutions for employers
across the country.

About Take Care Health Systems

Take Care Health Systems (http://www.takecarehealthsystem.com), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG) and part of Walgreens Health and
Wellness division, is the largest and most comprehensive manager of worksite
health and wellness centers and convenient care clinics in the country. TCHS is
comprised of Take Care Consumer Solutions (www.takecarehealth.com) and Take Care
Health Employer Solutions (www.takecareemployersolutions.com). Take Care
Consumer Solutions manages Take Care Clinics at select Walgreens drugstores
throughout the country. 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 Health Employer Solutions
manages primary care, health and wellness, occupational health, pharmacy and
fitness centers at large employer campuses. Combined, Take Care Health Systems
manages more than 700 worksite and retail health care centers.

About Walgreens

Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is the nation`s largest drugstore chain with
fiscal 2009 sales of $63 billion. The company operates 7,105 drugstores in all
50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Walgreens provides the most
convenient access to consumer goods and services and cost-effective pharmacy,
health and wellness 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.

Take Care Health Systems
Gabe Weissman, 484-351-3040
gabriel.weissman@takecarehealth.com

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