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TAKE CARE HEALTH SYSTEMS OPENS HEALTH CARE CLINICS IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION

12.08.08

— Conshohocken-based company brings Take Care Clinics to local Walgreens drugstores offering high-quality, affordable and convenient health care to individuals in Southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware —

— More than 100 colleagues based locally; Company remains committed to Philadelphia area —

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA — DECEMBER 8, 2008 — Conshohocken-based Take Care Health Systems has opened health care clinics in the greater Philadelphia area, offering local residents high-quality, affordable and convenient health care. The hometown company, the largest provider of convenient care clinics and worksite health and wellness centers in the country and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG), launched the first phase of a multi-phase expansion plan that will continue in 2009, including locations in the city limits.

Take Care 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 Pennsylvania, including three in the Philadelphia area and 12 in Pittsburgh, as well as two in New Jersey and one in Delaware.

Take Care Health Systems also manages onsite health and wellness programs for large employers across the country, including local organizations such as The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in University City, Sensor and Antenna Systems (SAS) in Lansdale and Susquehanna International Group in Bala Cynwyd.

“We are thrilled to now provide all individuals in the area with the same high-quality, affordable health care that nearly one million patients in cities nationwide have already embraced,” said Hal Rosenbluth, Co-Founder and Chairman of Take Care Health Systems, President of Walgreens Health and Wellness division and former President and CEO of Philadelphia-based Rosenbluth International. “As a native Philadelphian and the place where Peter Miller and I started Take Care Health Systems four years ago, it is an honor to give back to this great city by expanding our health care model to more individuals and focusing on the growth of our headquarters in Conshohocken.”

The opening of Take Care Clinics underscores Take Care Health Systems’ commitment to the overall health and well-being of local residents as well as the economic growth of the greater Philadelphia area. The company employs over 4,000 people; more than 100 work at company headquarters in Conshohocken.

“Seeing your company make a positive difference in the community in which you were raised, by providing quality health care and creating numerous jobs for residents of the area, is especially gratifying,” said Peter Miller, Take Care Health Systems’ Co-Founder, President and CEO and former local Johnson & Johnson executive. “With Take Care Health Systems, we had the opportunity to start with a blank slate and create an organization dedicated to doing good, while doing good business.

“This greater Philadelphia region has afforded us the opportunity to do just that, and I can honestly say that we’re surrounded by a network of friends in Conshohocken and beyond.”

Take Care Clinics in Philadelphia 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 diagnostic screenings; school, sports and camp physicals; men’s and women’s health evaluations and offer vaccinations for chickenpox, flu, hepatitis B, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), meningitis, pneumonia, tetanus and human papillomavirus (HPV).

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 the greater Philadelphia area:

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

Delaware

Take Care Health Systems has partnered with numerous insurers including Aetna, ChoiceCare, CIGNA, Coventry, GreatWest, Humana, Multiplan/PHCS, UnitedHealthcare and traditional Medicare. 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.

“Given our already strong corporate presence in the greater Philadelphia area, Take Care Health’s expansion into the consumer market gives us a great opportunity to reach local residents and provide a critical entry point into the health care system,” said Sandy Ryan, Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer with Take Care Health Systems. “Take Care Health has distinguished itself from other convenient clinic operators through an integrated approach to the patient’s long-term well-being, rather than concentrating solely on quick treatment.”

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 headquartered in Philadelphia.

Take Care Health Systems currently manages 298 Take Care Clinics in 35 markets and 17 states, including locations in: Atlanta, Boulder-Longmont, Colo., Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Ohio, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Green Bay, Wis., Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Fla., Kansas City, Mo., Knoxville, Tenn., Las Vegas, Louisville, Ky., Madison, Wis., Memphis, Tenn., Miami, Milwaukee, Nashville, Tenn., Orlando, Fla., Oshkosh, Wis., Peoria, Ill., Philadelphia-area, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Pa., Rockford, Ill., St. Louis, Tampa, Fla., Topeka, Kan., Tucson, Ariz., West Palm Beach, Fla. and Wichita, Kan.

About Take Care Health SystemsSM
Take Care Health SystemsSM (www.takecarehealthsystem.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Walgreens and part of Walgreens Health and Wellness division, is the largest and most comprehensive provider 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 operates more than 660 worksite and retail health care centers.

About Walgreens
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2008 sales of $59 billion. The company operates 6,630 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, the largest and most comprehensive provider of worksite health and wellness centers and convenient care clinics, with more than 660 locations throughout the country.

Key Contacts:

Lauren Nestler
for Take Care Health Systems
484-351-3212

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