Healthcare DIVE September 18, 2024
Susanna Vogel

Community Health Systems is the latest for-profit health system to invest in urgent care, following peers like HCA and Tenet.

Dive Brief:

  • Community Health Systems’ Northwest Urgent Care has signed a definitive agreement to purchase 10 Arizona urgent care centers from Carbon Health for an undisclosed price, according to a press release this week.
  • The acquisition, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter, will grow CHS’ integrated health network to more than 80 care sites in the Tucson, Arizona region, according to CHS.
  • The acquisition is a reversal from CHS’ recent string of hospital divestitures, which have been integral to helping the operator deleverage its portfolio.

Dive Insight:

In recent quarters, financially struggling CHS has staked...

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Topics: Health System / Hospital, Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Provider, Trends, Urgent care
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