CenterWell Bringing Convenient, Personalized Health Care to Seniors at Gladstone Walmart

GLADSTONE, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterWell Senior Primary Care® is celebrating the grand opening of its new center located next to the Walmart in Gladstone, Missouri, March 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is the first grand opening event of the 23 centers at Walmart locations across four states scheduled to open by the middle of this year.

CenterWell Gladstone opened and began accepting new patients late last year. The grand opening is a free community event that will include tours of the center, food, live music, bingo and more.

CenterWell Senior Primary Care and its sister brand, Conviva Senior Primary Care, make up Humana’s Primary Care Organization (PCO), the nation’s largest, fastest-growing senior primary care provider. Together they deliver care to approximately 390,000 seniors in more than 340 centers as of Dec. 31, 2024. The organization focuses on bringing quality, affordable, personalized care to seniors primarily in underserved communities.

“We’re so excited to bring CenterWell to Gladstone seniors,” said Drew Hare, Market President for Missouri and Kansas. “We work to help eliminate barriers to care by making a visit to the doctor’s office convenient for the community, and it doesn’t get more convenient than next to a Walmart. Like our other centers, this center is specifically designed for seniors, including dedicated entrances and easy parking. We’re committed to helping our patients lead happier, healthier lives.”

Stephanie Ikeme, M.D., CenterWell’s Chief Medical Officer for Missouri and Kansas, emphasized CenterWell’s focus on whole-person health in a value-based care model has shown positive health outcomes for seniors.

“The newest data show that patients in value-based care models, like ours at CenterWell, see their primary care clinicians 10% more than non-value-based care patients, and this means more preventive care and better health maintenance for our seniors,” Dr. Ikeme said. “Additionally, those Medicare Advantage patients had 278,000 fewer inpatient admissions in 2023 versus those enrolled in Original Medicare. This holistic care is what we want for our seniors, and we’re so thrilled to have another center open to expand access to our unique care model.”

CenterWell Senior Primary Care centers are staffed by board-certified physicians, nurse practitioners, medical assistants and operational support staff, and patients will have access to nurse care coordinators, behavioral health specialists, social workers, a clinical pharmacist and referral specialists. The entire team has been specially trained to treat the senior population. In addition to its healthcare offerings, CenterWell facilities include activity centers open to the entire community, not just patients.

CenterWell locations in Missouri and Kansas accept Original Medicare and a wide range of Medicare Advantage health plans. CenterWell Gladstone joins seven other senior primary care centers in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Other CenterWell and Conviva centers located next to Walmart stores will celebrate grand opening events this year in these metropolitan areas:

• Tampa/St Petersburg
• Orlando
• Jacksonville
• Atlanta
• Dallas/Fort Worth

For more information on CenterWell Senior Primary Care, please visit CenterWellPrimaryCare.com.

About CenterWell
CenterWell is a leading health care services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high quality health care that is accessible, comprehensive, and, most of all, personalized. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, one of the leading providers of home health care, and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice, and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients. CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Learn more about what we offer at CenterWell.com.