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Article: Carena Expands Urgent Care Service with drugstore.com Partnership.

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October 19, 2009
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Carena, Inc. announced a new partnership with drugstore.com in which Carena will offer its house call service, Carena Urgent Care, to drugstore.com's employees and their eligible dependents in the Puget Sound area (see also Carena, Inc.).

With Carena Urgent Care, board-certified physicians treat drugstore.com plan members' urgent, but not life-threatening, medical concerns 24/7 in their homes. Plan members avoid non-emergent, costly trips to the emergency room (ER), and receive the personalized education they need to be better health care consumers.

"Consumer-driven health care is a top priority for drugstore.com. By enhancing our benefits offerings and ...

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