"Hearing and optical services are a great fit with the existing health offerings in our stores, including industry-leading pharmacy products and services, our MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinics and a comprehensive smoking-cessation program," Dr. Andrew Sussman, president of CVS/minuteclinic and executive vice president and associate chief medical officer of CVS Health, said. "By expanding our retail health offerings into vision and hearing services, we are providing customers a convenient, single destination on their path to better health."
Licensed audiologists will staff the hearing centers at CVS/pharmacy, which will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays. The centers will offer a variety of hearing-aid products and custom ear plugs, as well as free hearing screenings and free in-store hearing checks and cleanings.
"Over the past year, we have eliminated tobacco products from all of our stores, added healthy food options, and created a stronger connection between health and beauty," Judy Sansone, senior vice president of front-store business and chief merchant of CVS Health, said. "Now, by taking these first steps into providing hearing and optical services, we continue to evolve our retail locations into a leading destination for convenient and accessible health services."
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