Amazon Care goes live in Seattle

Amy Baxter | | Health Exec | Precision Medicine

Amazon’s virtual care clinic offering for its Seattle-based employees has gone live, according to CNBC.

The e-commerce giant announced it was piloting a virtual care clinic option for its employees late last year, offering care for urgent issues like colds, allergies, infections and minor injuries, as well as preventive health consults, vaccines and laboratory services. The medical care is available virtually 24/7 as of Feb. 18, CNBC reported.

Amazon Care is available to Seattle employees in a covered zip code. Employees can download the app and have access to virtual medical consultations. Amazon Care also offers prescription delivery.

If the pilot program is successful with Seattle employees, Amazon Care could spread to other companies––or even directly to consumers, CNBC reported. The care offering is likely closely watched by other healthcare entrants as Amazon continues to step into the healthcare space.

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Amazon Care, the company's virtual medical clinic, is now live for Seattle empl…

Amy Baxter
Amy Baxter

Amy joined TriMed Media as a Senior Writer for HealthExec after covering home care for three years. When not writing about all things healthcare, she fulfills her lifelong dream of becoming a pirate by sailing in regattas and enjoying rum. Fun fact: she sailed 333 miles across Lake Michigan in the Chicago Yacht Club "Race to Mackinac."

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