Becker's Healthcare February 7, 2025
As healthcare continues to shift outpatient, hospitals and health systems are increasingly acquiring urgent care centers to strengthen their market positions and meet rising demand for convenient, cost-effective care.
This growing urgency is driven by financial pressures, increased competition from payer-owned providers and retail clinics — such as CVS, Walgreens and Amazon’s One Medical — and the push toward value-based care models.
A Booming Market with High Stakes
The U.S. urgent care market, valued at $46.7 billion in 2024, is expected to grow rapidly as patients seek alternatives to emergency departments for non-life-threatening conditions. Health systems view urgent care centers as key assets for expanding patient access, reducing unnecessary ER visits and integrating patients into broader care networks. The...
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