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Blue Cross NC closes purchase of 55 FastMed urgent care centers in state

Fierce Healthcare

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has closed a deal to scoop up 55 FastMed urgent care clinics operating in the Tarheel State. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has closed a deal to scoop up 55 FastMed urgent care clinics operating in the Tarheel State.

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HCA to acquire 41 urgent care clinics in Texas

Health Care Dive

The purchase, which includes clinics in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston and El Paso, will boost the for-profit health system’s urgent care footprint.

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Zocdoc expands urgent care bookings to meet surging demand

Health Care Dive

The healthcare marketplace company says the number of urgent care facilities on Zocdoc has grown by almost 40% month over month, and urgent care bookings have also expanded by an average of 80%.

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NYC Health + Hospitals keeps patients out of ER with virtual urgent care

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Once the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the health system needed to be able to treat the surge of patients with urgent care needs virtually so they could keep them safely at home and away from the overwhelmed emergency care system. NYC H+H patients would then be scheduled for same- or next-day clinic-based infusion therapy."

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Cigna study: Virtual care can reduce unnecessary ER, urgent care visits by 19%

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Cigna study: Virtual care can reduce unnecessary ER, urgent care visits by 19%. Fri, 01/21/2022 - 14:24.

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HCA Healthcare acquiring 41 Texas urgent care centers from FastMed

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HCA Healthcare acquiring 41 Texas urgent care centers from FastMed dmuoio Thu, 05/18/2023 - 13:39

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HonorHealth buys out remaining stake of 26 FastMed urgent cares in Arizona

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Urgent care center chain FastMed has signed another deal handing off many of its Southwest locations to a health system buyer. Word that FastMed is selling off 26 Arizona urgent cares to partner HonorHealth comes just months after the chain sold 41 of its Texas locations to HCA Healthcare.