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02/04/2008
New MedBasics Family Health Centers Responds to Flu Threat By Offering Free Vaccinations
MedBasics Family Health Centers offered approximately 400 free flu vaccinations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Saturday, Feb. 9, to help combat Dallas-Fort Worth's severe flu epidemic.
01/23/2008
New MedBasics Family Health Centers Responds to Flu Threat By Offering Free Vaccinations
MedBasics Family Health Centers offered approximately 600 free flu vaccinations in the Little Rock area between February 2 and February 9, helping to combat Arkansas' flu epidemic.
01/07/2008
MedBasics Family Health Centers Open First Little Rock Area Retail Health Clinics In USA Drug Stores
MedBasics Family Health Centers opened the first three retail-based clinics in the Little Rock area to provide fast, convenient walk-in treatment for minor ailments like colds, flu and strep throat at a cost significantly less than a trip to an urgent care clinic or hospital emergency room.
06/28/2007
MedBasics™ Responds to the American Medical Association House of Delegates on Convenient Care Clinics
MedBasics and other retail-based clinics are not meant to replace a doctor-patient relationship, but rather supplement that relationship by providing routine medical care at times and locations that are more convenient for patients.
05/23/2007
MedBasics™ Expands Clinic Operation to Kansas City
MedBasics announced that it will expand its clinic business to Kansas City through an agreement with Ball's Food Stores to open approximately 15 clinics in Price Chopper Stores and Hen House Markets.
05/22/2007
MedBasics™ Expands Clinic Operation Through Drug Store Agreement
MedBasics announced that it will expand its clinic operation into retail drug stores under a new affiliation with Pine Bluff, Ark.-based USA Drug.
03/08/2007
Texas State Rep. Rob Orr (R-Burleson) Introduces Legislation to Promote the Growth
of Convenient Care Clinics in Texas
Rep. Rob Orr (R-Burleson) introduced a bill in the Texas House of Representatives to increase the growth of Convenient Care Clinics across the state of Texas and make affordable and accessible non-emergency healthcare services available to more Texans.
03/06/2007
Baylor Health Care System and MedBasics Announce Affliation
Baylor Health Care System and MedBasics announced the execution of a formal collaboration agreement, which began on Feb. 15, 2007.
12/22/2006
MedBasics Celebrates the Grand Opening of Its Second DFW In-Store Clinic with Free Glucose and Blood Pressure Checks
MedBasics celebrated the grand opening of its second retail medical clinic in the DFW Metroplex with an early Christmas gift for customers – free glucose and blood pressure checks.
12/04/2006
MedXpress Changes Name to MedBasics
MedXpress, Inc. announced that it would change its name to MedBasics, Inc.
11/01/2006
MedXpress Chairman and CEO Brian Jones Joins Other Major Industry Executives as Founding Members of New Trade Association
Responding to the major issues and concerns of accessible health care in America, MedXpress Inc. Chairman and CEO Brian Jones, along with other members of the Convenient Care industry, joined forces to create a new trade organization, The Convenient Care Association (CCA).
08/30/2006
MedXpress Opens First DFW Retail Medical Clinic In New Oak Cliff Carnival Super Store
MedXpress, Inc. opened the first retail medical clinic in the DFW Metroplex to provide fast, convenient walk-in treatment for minor ailments at a cost that is significantly less than a trip an urgent care clinic or a hospital emergency room.
06/09/2006
MedXpress Announces Partnership With Minyard Foods Stores to Develop 25 In-Store Clinics
MedXpress, a Dallas-based company that is pioneering flat-fee, family medical clinics located in grocery stores and pharmacies, announced it would open the first such clinic in North Texas under an agreement with Minyard Food Stores, Inc.
02/08/2008
Noticias 23
MedBasics off 12th St. in Dallas and Northwest 28th St. in Fort Worth gave out free flu shots on February 9.
(Univision)
02/08/2008
KTHV News at 5
MedBasics has opened a convenient care clinic in Little Rock inside USA Drug to provide affordable care for Arkansans.
(CBS – Little Rock)
02/02/2008
KARK News 4 Arkansas at 10
MedBasics in Bryant, Arkansas gave out free flu shots on Sunday, February 3.
(KARK NBC)
02/01/2008
Fox 16 News at 9
MedBasics in Little Rock, Arkansas gave out free flu shots on Saturday, February 2.
(Ch. 16 Fox News)
02/01/2008
Retail Health Clinics Here to Stay
Rising number of in-store clinics bring concerns and accolades (The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society)
01/29/2008
Fox 16 News at 9
Three USA DRUG Stores have MedBasics Clinics that will be offering free flu shots for the first 200 people at each location.
(Ch. 16 Fox News)
01/29/2008
Fox 16 News at 5
Three USA DRUG Stores have MedBasics Clinics that will be offering free flu shots for the first 200 people at each location.
(Ch. 16 Fox News)
01/24/2008
MedBasics medical clinic requires no appointment
MedBasics Family Health Centers opened its new flat-fee, walk-in treatment clinic in the USA Drug at 2743 Lakewood Village on Jan. 8 (North Little Rock Times)
05/30/2007
Drug Stores Will Get Clinics
USA Drug, the owner of Ike's and Super D, inked a deal with Dallas-based MedBasics to put clinics in up to 60 USA Drug stores during the next three years. (commercialappeal.com)
05/23/2007
Clinics Expanding Beyond Groceries
MedBasics, an Irving-based company that operates health clinics in Carnival Food Stores, announced it will start moving into neighborhood pharmacies. (The Dallas Morning News)
05/23/2007
MedBasics™ Expands Clinic Operation to Kansas City
MedBasics announced that it will expand its clinic business to Kansas City through an agreement with Ball's Food Stores to open approximately 15 clinics in Price Chopper Stores and Hen House Markets. (Business Wire)
05/23/2007
MedBasics™ will open clinics in KC area
MedBasics announced that it will expand its clinic business to Kansas City through an agreement with Ball's Food Stores to open approximately 15 clinics in Price Chopper Stores and Hen House Markets. (Kansas City Business Journal)
05/23/2007
Health clinic may be on aisle 9
MedBasics said that it had reached an agreement with Ball's Food Stores to open about 15 clinics in Price Chopper and Hen House Market stores. (The Kansas City Star)
04/23/2007
Fox 4 News at 5
Allergy screenings are now being offered at MedBasics clinics. (KDFW Ch. 4 Fox News)
03/19/2007
A cure for the busy patient?
As in-store clinics' popularity grows, so do concerns about care. (The Dallas Morning News)
01/21/2007
NBC 5 KXAS News at 10
A trip to the grocery to get eggs and milk can now include a check-up. An overview of MedBasics and its offerings. (KXAS Ch. 5 NBC Dallas)
10/23/2006
Doc in a box
Imagine getting your cholesterol screened while you pick out your weekly produce one Saturday. Or having a sore throat looked at after work, then buying soup to take home for dinner. That's the idea behind MedXpress, which opened its first retail health clinic at a Carnival grocery store in Dallas this year and plans 24 more in the Metroplex at Carnival or Minyard stores. (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
09/10/2006
From checkout to checkups
Walk-in health clinics are springing up inside supermarkets and other stores to treat people with minor medical problems. The year-old national trend reached Dallas on Aug. 30, when MedXpress opened the first local clinic at the new Carnival supermarket in Oak Cliff. (The Dallas Morning News)
09/05/2006
Channel 11 Morning News
Parents are busy these days. They need to get the kids vaccinated and pick up dinner at the same time. Well, now it's possible at MedXpress' first location in Oak Cliff. (KTVT Ch. 11 CBS Dallas)
09/05/2006
Fox 4 News at Five
Your next grocery store visit could include milk, bread and a doctor's check-up. It's the latest way to provide affordable healthcare to people who don't have a regular doctor but who need to see one right away. (KDFW Ch. 4 Fox Dallas)
09/05/2006
NBC 5 Today
We're all looking for convenience when it comes to shopping for groceries and running errands, but how about health care? Here's a look at a trend giving new dimension to one-stop shopping: an overview of MedXpress and its offerings. (KXAS Ch. 5 NBC Dallas)
09/04/2006
Vista médica en el supermercado
In Dallas, MedXpress is the first clinic to open in a supermarket. (Al Día)
09/02/2006
Noticias 23
A run-down of MedXpress and its offerings. (Univision)
08/29/2006
Grocery Store Clinic Convenient for Shopper
The new Carnival in Oak Cliff holds the first retail medical clinic in North Texas. (WFAA-TV, ABC, Channel 8)
07/31/2006
For Your Health: Really Quick Care
More than 100 walk-in clinics – including MedXpress – are now operating across the country in major retail stores.
(Newsweek)
06/18/2006
Milk, bread and health care
North Texas will see the beginning of the trend when a small clinic opens in a new grocery store in Oak Cliff in late summer. MedXpress signed a deal with Minyard Food Stores to open five clinics this year and 20 more the next three years. (The Dallas Morning News)
06/14/2006
News 8 at Five
As the idea of walk-in clinics is becoming popular in North Texas, MedXpress will open the first of such clinics in the DFW Metroplex later this summer. (WFAA-TV Ch. 8 ABC Dallas)
06/09/2006
Minyard stores to get clinics
Two companies will open health clinics in retail stores during this coming year, bringing one of the nation's hottest – and most controversial – trends in health care to Dallas-Fort Worth. (Dallas Business Journal)
