Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

HCA Adds To Its Texas Urgent Care Portfolio

Methodist Healthcare this week announced its acquisition of 18 Texas MedClinic urgent care centers, increasing its San Antonio urgent care network to 35 CareNow locations. Texas MedClinic was founded in 1982 and represented one of the state’s oldest and most recognizable independent urgent care brands. It was acquired in 2022 by Community Care Partners. Yet, the larger story is that Methodist’s parent company, HCA Healthcare, has acquired the entire Texas MedClinic portfolio of 40 urgent …

Urgent Care Momentum Builds For HCA

HCA Healthcare recently announced the acquisition of 17 urgent care clinics across the Carolinas that were previously operated by Urgent Care Group. According to a social media post by Tyler Laymon, Vice President of Strategic Growth, the deal will bring the company’s total urgent care footprint to more than 390 centers across 12 states. The newly acquired locations include rooftops in Charleston, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, as well as several locations in …

HCA Breaking Ground on 3 Freestanding ED Centers in Florida

HCA Healthcare this week announced plans to build 3 new freestanding emergency departments (EDs) across western Florida this year, according to a company press release. Officials say that recent population growth has inspired the need for more emergency care. HCA operates 17 hospitals in the region and a total of 186 hospitals across the United States and the United Kingdom. New EDs could draw business away from urgent care centers, so local operators have an …

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