Whole Foods Medical, Competitive Wellness and Rutabagas

May 30, 2019Last Updated on by Stewart Gandolf

Future-thinkers who imagined “healthcare reform” as a move toward socialized medicine in the US may not have anticipated the weight of response from (previously) non-healthcare capitalists. The well-established chain of Whole Foods Markets has long been a grassroots evangelist for natural and healthy foods. And they may be another enterprise entry in the increasingly competitive healthcare […]

Why Your Healthcare Competition is Worse Than You Thought

July 29, 2014Last Updated on by Stewart Gandolf

Just when you thought all of the competitive forces around you were done exploding, you just might have missed what’s been happening down the street and around the corner. The retail world continues to bite into traditional provider turf with clinics and kiosks in non-traditional locations. Here are some competitive forces in healthcare marketing that […]

Hospital Competition: Will Retail Medical Clinics Change From Foe to Friend?

August 2, 2013Last Updated on by Stewart Gandolf

With 30 million prospective new patients just over the healthcare horizon, hospitals and other provider organizations are rethinking service channel opportunities. (And alliances perhaps.) Retail medical clinics, as one example, appear to be trending from competitive “foe to friend” on many marketing plans. A recent business study by consulting firm Accenture indicates that the number […]