Merchant Medicine: Privately Owned Urgent Care Operators Are Outpacing Hospitals

Merchant Medicine: Privately Owned Urgent Care Operators Are Outpacing Hospitals

Hospital-owned urgent care centers continue to be a growing segment of the marketplace—but their growth is still not on pace with privately owned companies, especially larger entities like MedExpress, CityMD, and others, according to a new report from Merchant Medicine. In Calm Before the Storm?, CEO Tom Charland points out that industry growth last year was led by “top independent operators” who grew 11% in 2017. Hospitals are opening more centers, too, just not as …

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