GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. \u2014 Kroger plans to close all 18 Little Clinic locations across Georgia by April 4, leaving families who relied on the walk-in healthcare service searching for new providers.<\/p>\n
The company announced the closures but did not explain why only Georgia is affected while Little Clinic locations in other states remain open.<\/p>\n
\u201cKroger and The Little Clinic LLC have made the difficult decision to close all the Georgia The Little Clinic LLC locations, effective April 4, 2026,\u201d a spokesperson said. \u201cWe have enjoyed serving the Georgia community for the last several years through our clinics.\u201d<\/p>\n
Erica Horn told Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson that the Little Clinic on Rockbridge Road near Stone Mountain treated her entire family for a decade.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was very disheartening because it feels like they were part of our community,\u201d Horn said.<\/p>\n
She says patients could walk in without appointments and receive care within two hours from providers who knew their medical history.<\/p>\n
The closures follow Walmart\u2019s decision last year to shut down all 51 of its health centers nationwide, citing financial losses.<\/p>\n
Horn says she\u2019s now reaching out to contacts in healthcare hoping to help the clinic staff find new jobs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m hoping that they can all stay within the community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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