The report claims that Apple has published a website for a group of health clinics branded as AC Wellness. The clinics don’t appear to be up and running yet as job listings are calling for doctors, exercise coaches, a care navigator, and a phlebotomist to help administer lab tests on-site.
CNBC’s sources have also told them that Apple could be leveraging its medical clinics as a way to trial various health services and products that they are developing. This will be done ahead of the products/services are being rolled out to consumers. Given that we’ve seen Apple hire various experts in the health and medical field, it does seem to suggest that they could be looking to introduce more health-related offerings, such as a noninvasive method of measuring glucose via the Apple Watch.
The launch of the clinics also seems to be in line with Apple’s CEO Tim Cook’s comments in which he told shareholders that Apple could make a “significant contribution” in health care, although Apple has yet to officially comment on CNBC’s report.