Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is accelerating its push into outpatient care, building on years of aggressive urgent care expansion and a growing slate of freestanding emergency departments as care continues to shift toward lower-cost, more convenient settings. In early February, HCA announced two Texas acquisitions that expand its urgent care and freestanding emergency department footprint, underscoring how acquisitions remain central to its outpatient growth strategy. The latest deals build on a multiyear push by HCA to scale urgent care as a gateway into its broader healthcare network.
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Source: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/hcas-outpatient-boom-reshapes-its-care-network/