Running late at the mall and still need to fit in a physical? No problem, according to this article, in Prince George’s County in Maryland, you can stop by the doctors office while shopping. Officials said that they made the decision to provide these services since there was no foreseeable downside. Some of the positives include generation of jobs, and tax revenue as well as increased access by the public to medical services. Individuals from less advantaged neighborhoods previously may not have always been able to go see the doctor, but with this new service, accessibility would be increased. As the Washington Post reports:
Under the plan, the county would partner with private retail owners to renovate or build spaces where customers could, for example, buy a pair of shoes in one end of the mall and get a mammogram or a physical in another. The partnership would be paid for with public and private dollars.
While to some this may seem like a novel idea, it has been around for 20 years, with approximately 50 “medical malls” currently across the U.S. What are you opinions for this interesting concept in health care? Do you think that this will catch on and become a new trend?
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