Walmart isn’t making enough money off its new health centers, so it decided to close up shop. The retail giant announced today that it’ll shutter all 51 health centers it opened up across five states since 2019. Walmart is also getting rid of its virtual care program after acquiring telehealth provider MeMD in 2021.

沃尔玛没有从新的健康中心赚足够的钱，所以决定关闭这家店。这家零售巨头今天宣布，将关闭自2019年以来在五个州开设的所有51家健康中心。沃尔玛在2021年收购远程医疗服务提供商MeMD后，也正在取消其虚拟护理计划。

“We determined there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue,” Walmart said in an announcement today. “We determined there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue.”Retail giants like Walmart, BestBuy, and Amazon have each tried to take their own share of Americans’ $3.6 trillion in health spending each year.

沃尔玛在今天的一份声明中表示：“我们确定不存在可持续发展的商业模式。”。“我们决定不存在可持续的商业模式让我们继续下去。”沃尔玛（Walmart）、百思买（BestBuy）和亚马逊（Amazon）等零售巨头都试图从美国人每年的3.6万亿美元医疗支出中分得一杯羹。

But while retailer heavyweights thought they could turn a profit by making healthcare more convenient and affordable, the reality has been much more complicated. “This is a difficult decision, and like others, the challenging reimbursement environment and escalating operating costs create a lack of profitability that make the care business unsustainable for us at this time,” Walmart said today.

然而，虽然零售商权重股认为他们可以通过使医疗保健更加方便和负担得起来盈利，但现实要复杂得多。沃尔玛今天表示：“这是一个艰难的决定，与其他人一样，具有挑战性的报销环境和不断上升的运营成本造成了缺乏盈利能力，这使得护理业务目前无法持续。”。

It’s an about-face from last year when Walmart said it planned to double its number of health clinics and expand into two new states in 2024. Walmart was competing with both established urgent care clinics and familiar rivals in retail with its venture into healthcare. Amazon closed its acquisition of membership-based healthcare provider One Medical for $3.9 billion last year.

去年沃尔玛表示计划将其诊所数量翻一番，并于2024年扩展到两个新的州，这与去年大不相同。沃尔玛（Walmart）在医疗保健领域的风险投资，既与已建立的急救诊所竞争，也与零售业熟悉的竞争对手竞争。亚马逊去年以39亿美元完成了对会员制医疗保健提供商One Medical的收购。

BestBuy also announced partnerships with healthcare providers last year, including a home healthcare program with Atrium Health.Walmart didn’t share specific dates for when each Walmart Health Center would close its doors but said that it would keep serving existing patients while they stay open. The company’s 4,600 pharmacies and roughly 3,000 Vision Centers wo.

百思买去年还宣布与医疗保健提供商合作，包括与Atrium Health的家庭医疗保健计划。沃尔玛没有透露每家沃尔玛健康中心关门的具体日期，但表示将继续为现有患者提供服务。该公司拥有4600家药店和大约3000个视觉中心。