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MinuteClinic to open at Hazlet CVS

The MinuteClinic will offer sports and camp physicals, and non-emergency care within the CVS in Hazlet.

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Hazlet CVS customers will soon be able to get their medical diagnoses and medication at the same place.

The Hazlet Planning Board approved CVS’s application to install a two-examination room MinuteClinic within the store.

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More than 20 stores in New Jersey have MinuteClinic inside CVSs including Manalapan, Marlboro and Old Bridge.

The MinuteClinic will provide non-emergency medical care. A nurse practitioner will be able to diagnose, treat and write prescriptions for common family illnesses such as strep throat and ear, eye, sinus, and bronchial infections, said Annie Federico, a family nurse practitioner with Minute Clinic, during her testimony. The clinic would also offer walk-in camp and sports physicals.

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The average MinuteClinic sees one to tops two people per hour, with an average appointment time of 15 to 20 minutes, Federico said.  While immunizations can take less than five minutes.

No appointments are required at MinuteClinic, and most health insurance is accepted. For patients paying cash or credit, treatment prices are posted at each medical center and on www.minuteclinic.com. The cost for most treatment starts at $79.

The MinuteClinic in Hazlet will operate from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and offer shortened hours on weekends when the clinic opens up in coming months, Federico said.


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