Publix, hospital team up for unique partnership

LAKELAND — A new collaboration between Publix and BayCare Health System will give shoppers the ability to consult with a doctor and then pick up prescribed medications while they're doing their grocery shopping.

Publix and BayCare have teamed up to launch Walk-In Care provided by BayCare, a service that will be available at 26 in-store Publix Pharmacy locations by the end of the year. The telehealth center features a private room in which shoppers can receive non-urgent medical care from board-certified physicians through teleconferencing and medical diagnostic equipment.

Two Publix Pharmacy locations, in Tampa and Valrico, already have BayCare telehealth clinics up and running.