Take Care Health Systems(SM) Opens ''Health Corner Clinics'' in St. Louis Walgreens Drugstores; High Quality, Affordable Health Care Now Conveniently Located for St. Louis Residents

"Health Corner Clinics are professional health care centers thatprovide a convenient and affordable way for the people of St. Louis toreceive high-quality health care for common ailments," said PeterMiller, Take Care Health President, CEO and co-founder. "Kansas Cityhas embraced this new generation of health care delivery and we areconfident that residents of St. Louis will do the same. Our Take CareNurse Practitioners, registered nurses with Master's degrees andadvanced education who staff the clinics, have treated more than15,000 patients in Kansas City since opening clinics there last year."

"These clinics can improve health care delivery by making it moreconvenient and affordable for patients with common ailments," said DonHuonker, Walgreens vice president of pharmacy services. "The servicesoffered at a Health Corner Clinic will complement care provided by thepatient's primary care physician. Our goal is to ensure the physicianis aware of all of the patient's treatment and can properly coordinatecare."

The Health Corner Clinics are locally operated by Take Care HealthMissouri, P.C. Take Care Nurse Practitioners (TCNPs) treat patients 18months and older for common, acute ailments. They diagnose, treat andwrite commonly used prescriptions for illnesses including strepthroat; ear, sinus, upper respiratory and bladder infections; pinkeye; poison ivy; and seasonal allergies among others. The TCNPs at theHealth Corner Clinics also offer standard diagnostic screenings forblood pressure, blood sugar, and pregnancy. A limited number ofvaccinations, including flu shots and boosters for tetanus shots, willbe offered in the coming months.

The new Health Corner Clinics in St. Louis do not requireappointments and are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.;Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. They arelocated directly across from the pharmacy inside the followingWalgreens locations:

Clinics currently open:

-- 3937 Vogel Road, Arnold -- 2920 Highway K, O'Fallon

-- 2401 S. Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood -- 2310 S. Old Highway 94,
St. Charles

-- 13992 Manchester Road, Manchester -- 12098 Lusher Road,
St. Louis
Clinics opening after Labor Day:

-- 16105 Manchester Road, Ellisville -- 6071 Telegraph Road,
St. Louis
-- 1001 Bowles Ave., Fenton

Take Care Health accepts most commercial insurance plans as wellas Medicare and Medicaid plans. Major insurance plans will be addedwithin the next 30 days as further contracts are finalized. Forinsured patients, the cost of a clinic visit is generally the same asthe office visit co-pay. For uninsured patients or cash payers, theaverage fee for service ranges from $59-$74 per visit.

Insurance plans covering a visit to Health Corner Clinics in St.
Louis include:

-- Group Health Plan -- Humana - PPO/Classic
-- GHP Medicare - Advantra/Gold -- Humana Medicare - Gold
Advantage PFFS/HumanaChoice PPO
-- BJC Healthcare -- LewerMark Plus
-- Care Management Resources -- Missouri Medical Assistance
-- CMR/Carpenters -- Medicare Traditional/Part B
-- Coventry -- Mercy CarePlus/Community
Care Plus
-- HealthCare USA -- Student Assurance Services

Collaboration with SSM Health Care-St. Louis

In July, Take Care Health announced that it will collaborate withSSM Health Care-St. Louis (SSMHC), one of the largest full-servicehealth care networks in the St. Louis area, to ensure high-qualityhealth care and integration of patient care. SSMHC-St. Louiscoordinates the collaborating physician agreements for the TCNPs whostaff the area Health Corner Clinics. A select group of physiciansaffiliated with SSMHC-St. Louis are part of Take Care Health's qualityhealth care initiative, performing quality review on a portion of TakeCare Health's patient health records, complementing the company'sproprietary nurse practitioner peer review and other incident trackingand reporting programs.

In addition to the collaborative relationship, SSMHC-St. Louis canwork with TCNPs by accepting referrals when conditions fall outside ofTake Care Health's scope of practice. Likewise, SSMHC-St. Louisphysicians, where appropriate, can refer patients to the Health CornerClinics during busy office hours, after-hours or for minor conditions.

"In addition to the strong relationship with SSMHC-St. Louis, TakeCare Health will also work with other primary care physicians andspecialists in the St. Louis region for patient referrals," said SueFerbet, Lead Nurse Practitioner for the St. Louis market. "The HealthCorner Clinics are a beginning to great patient care - an additionalaccess and entry point into the health care system."

The relationship with SSMHC-St. Louis and other physicians in theregion is representative of Take Care Health's focus on working incooperation with the greater health care community toward a sharedgoal of providing accessible, patient-focused, quality health care inSt. Louis.

Take Care Health remains committed to guidelines set forth for theindustry by the American Academy of Family Physicians and the AmericanMedical Association.

To date, Take Care Health operates 23 centers in St. Louis,greater Kansas City and Portland, Ore. Take Care Health will open upto 20 centers this fall in Chicago area Walgreens stores, and willalso expand on the East Coast later this year. Take Care Health plansto open 200 centers by June 2007 and 1,400 centers in U.S. cities by2009.

About Take Care Health Systems

Take Care Health Systems (www.takecarehealth.com) of Conshohocken,Pa., a leading independent operator of convenient care clinics, isbringing high-quality, convenient and affordable health care to allAmericans. Take Care Health's vision to combine best practices inmedicine and the expertise and personal care of Take Care NursePractitioners (TCNPs) with world-class customer service is filling acritical need in America by providing easy access to health care. TakeCare Health Centers are located inside national retail pharmacies,including Walgreens and Rite Aid, where TCNPs focus exclusively ondiagnosis, treatment, screening and vaccinations for common familyillnesses. Take Care Health collaborates with the medical communitiesin the markets where it operates and strongly supports the guidelinesfor convenient care clinics, set forth by the American MedicalAssociation (AMA) and the American Academy of Family Physicians(AAFP).

About Walgreens

Walgreen Co. (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG) is the nation's largest drugstorechain with fiscal 2005 sales of $42.2 billion. The company operates5,401 stores in 47 states and Puerto Rico. Walgreens also providesadditional services to pharmacy patients and prescription drug andmedical plans through Walgreens Health Services, its managed caredivision, which includes Walgreens Health Initiatives Inc. (a pharmacybenefits manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens Home CareInc. and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy.