Chicago-based Oak Street Health — a network of primary care centers for Medicare patients in medically underserved communities — will open three centers in Philadelphia this year.
The new centers will serve residents in West Philadelphia, Mount Airy, Oak Lane, Logan, Aramingo and Port Richmond neighborhoods. Patients will have access to transportation to their appointments.
"We've grown incredibly quickly across the Midwest, which proves the scalability and value of our healthcare and business model. As we open these centers and several more in the future, we will be able to treat thousands of new patients and create hundreds of new jobs in Philadelphia and beyond," said Mike Pykosz, CEO of Oak Street Health.
Oak Street Health will have 28 locations once the centers in Philadelphia open.