According to Modern Healthcare, health systems are increasingly seeing urgent care centers as potential entry points to increase patient volumes for their broader organizations, especially as they face competition from retail clinics, telehealth services, and others. Although provider groups of all sizes have entered the urgent care market, recent growth has been driven by larger institutions like health systems and private equity-backed platforms. According to data from Urgent Care Consultants, over 430 urgent care centers opened in new locations in the first half of 2025, and nearly 40% of these centers were affiliated with hospitals. Currently, several health systems are expanding their urgent care footprint through new acquisitions.
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Source: https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2025/08/25/urgent-care-ec