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MARCH 21, 2013 | PE HUB/REUTERS NEWS: PE Firms Pouring Money into Walk-In Clinics, Urgent Care
Walk-in clinics are popping up in shopping malls and main streets across the United States and private equity is helping fund the expansion, Reuters reported Thursday. At least a dozen private equity firms have in the last few years plowed millions of dollars into urgent care clinics, which have become popular with people who do not have regular doctors or who like the convenience of their extended hours of operation. Several private equity executives told Reuters they are eager for more acquisitions in this sector because they expect profits to grow as healthcare reforms boost the number of Americans with health insurance by more than 30 million over the next decade.
FEBRUARY 28, 2013 | HC+O NEWS: Retail Clinics Gain in Popularity
Retail clinics are on the rise, with 1,425 retail clinics found in drugstore and retail settings in 39 states, according to Merchant Medicine, a Shoreview-based retail clinic consultancy and market research company.
FEBRUARY 14, 2013 | GREENVILLE ONLINE: Greenville Hospital System Partners with Retail Clinics
When her new IT job required a tuberculosis test, Ginger Cason wasn’t sure where to turn.
FEBRUARY 15, 2013 | DRUG STORE NEWS: Telehealth Can Further Expand Retail Clinic Model
Telehealth is expected to experience a sharp rise in the number of patients, according a new report by health market research firm IHS, which projects that telehealth will reach 1.8 million patients around the world by 2017.
FEBRUARY 12, 2013 | BLOOMBERG: Wal-Mart Clinics Trail CVS Reaping 39% Growth: Retail
In 2007, Lee Scott, then Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s chief executive officer, trumpeted plans to open as many as 2,000 in-house medical clinics by mid-2012. He called the strategy “a great opportunity for our business.”