Amazon 's remote medical service -Amazon Care -is about to be closed, This marks Amazon's "big retreat" in the medical field.
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last Wedne 1 Close Amazon Care after December 31 this year.
Lindsay said in Memo: "It is not easy to make a decision to close Amazon Care, but after a long time of consideration, we judge that it does not apply our customers and cannot bring us long -term value." rende It was launched in 2019 and is a pilot project for Seattle headquarters and their surrounding areas. This service provides virtual emergency care, as well as free remote medical consultation and nurses on -site services. New crown testing and vaccination can be performed.
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is prepared for this service. Amazon has been brewing for many years. In 2017, also held a secret meeting in Seattle to learn more about patient care. Many heavyweights from the medical care industry attended the meeting.
last June last year, Babak Parviz, who is responsible for Amazon Care, also said that many companies including Hilton, TrueBlue, WHOLE FOON are interested in using this service. In February this year,
, Amazon launched Amazon Care's virtual services for its employees and some other companies nationwide. Just this month, Amazon also said on the official website that Amazon Care was communicating with the mental health service company Ginger, indicating that the company had greater ambitions for Amazon Care's future.
has recently continued to work in the field of health care. last month, Amazon has just acquired One Medical, an primary health supplier for $ 3.9 billion, and is still seeking the development of family medical diagnosis.
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Amazon's goal must not only capture people's clothing and food, but also march into the medical field. After all, in the United States, if patients want to go to the hospital to see a doctor, they usually need to make an appointment for a doctor for a long time in advance. After arriving at the hospital, you have to wait in line for a long time at the front desk and fill in the tedious personal data and medical records. It is these pain points that let Amazon see the prospects of developing Amazon Care services and cooperation with One Medical.
is now suddenly announced that it is about to close Amazon Care, which is about to get better, which is a bit surprising.
But for some practitioners in the healthcare industry, Amazon Care's disappearance is not surprising. After all, it is difficult to advance the issues such as establishing a target of individuals across the country, and it is difficult to advance on issues such as personnel equipment and corporate customers signing cooperation agreements. Although is a good concept, is not a complete medical care solution. It takes a lot of investment to really implement it.
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AMAZON CAR The long -term needs of healthcare solutions have been deepened Understanding. What new measures will be in the field of medical and health in
Amazon in the future? Let's wait and see ~
Reference: CNBC
