Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Baylor Scott & White Expanding Urgent and Emergency Access

Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health is expanding locations as part of a broader strategy that includes in-person urgent care, digital urgent care, and new emergency access points. The nonprofit system currently operates 50 urgent care centers through a joint venture with NextCare Urgent Care and is continuing to invest in new growth in the market, as reported in Becker’s. Alongside these services, the organization plans to open 4 small-format neighborhood emergency hospitals in North …

Piedmont Urgent Care Grows Through Acquisition, New Builds

Piedmont Urgent Care has announced 2 separate expansions of its network this month. First, it acquired 4 MedPlus Immediate Care locations in the central Georgia region. With the addition of the Dublin, Eastman, Milledgeville and Macon, Georgia, centers, Piedmont now operates 6 urgent care centers with growth plans for the future, according to a press release. The branding at the centers will transition from MedPlus Immediate Care to Piedmont Urgent Care by the end of …

Mercy Acquires 10 Urgent Cares in Ohio and Michigan

Mercy Health in northern Ohio has announced plans to expand its network of urgent care centers in the region, according to the Toledo Blade. As part of this expansion, the health system has acquired 10 urgent care centers from privately owned Greater Midwest Urgent Cares. Eight centers are located in Ohio and 2 in southeast Michigan. Officials stated that Mercy aims to invest in new tech infrastructure and medical equipment, and exterior signage will also …

GoHealth Adds New Leaders, Announces Expansion Plans

GoHealth Urgent Care recently announced plans to craft new health system partnerships and to open its 300th center location by the end of the year, according to a company press release. GoHealth currently operates about 270 centers in several states. At the same time, the company also announced leadership expansions to complement its growth strategy. Todd Latz, GoHealth’s Chief Executive Officer, noted two newly created roles on the executive team: Tom Oram will become the Chief …

Sterling Opens New Locations in Idaho, Set to Enter New Markets

Sterling Urgent Care recently cut ribbons on 4 new locations in Boise, Idaho, with an additional location set to open its doors in the state in spring of 2024, according to a press release. The center openings will bring the total number of Sterling rooftops to 19 locations across Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah, with a new entry into Montana planned for the future. The urgent care operator has a unique model in that it’s owned …

Metro Urgent Care Plays Up Workforce Angle in Announcing Expansion

Metro Urgent Care is set to launch a major expansion in Colorado, with plans to more than double its footprint by opening 25 new clinics in the Centennial State over the next 6 months. Currently, it has 20 locations there. While such aggressive plans speak to both the company’s past success and faith in the continued growth of the urgent care market, it’s interesting to note that it is choosing to promote its expansion as …

Urgent Care Clinical Trials Efforts Are Expanding

We’ve told you here that urgent care-specific clinical trials will both raise the profile and perceived legitimacy of this setting and result in better patient care. Now there’s a new opportunity for urgent care operators to take part in those efforts. Urgent Care Clinical Trials, an investigative site network geared specifically for the urgent care industry, is recruiting urgent care partners in the Dallas and Fort Worth, TX areas to help conduct clinical trials and …

Investing in Expansion: Do It Yourself, or Take on Investors?

Urgent message: Sound finances and proven business management skills may be the most valuable assets for the urgent care operator looking to capitalize on past successes by expanding. by Michael Gotlieb Introduction Urgent care owners, like many other entrepreneurial businesspeople, have great opportunities in front of them, yet need assistance at times. Sometimes, that “assistance” is purely financial. Most often in inflection point cases like expansion; however, it is a combination of financial and business acumen …

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