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 …
Read MoreSterling 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 …
Read MoreMetro 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 …
Read MoreUrgent 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 …
Read MoreInvesting 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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