Crowded emergency rooms and the shortage of primary care physicians are two reasons attributed to the rapid growth of urgent care centers throughout the country. An estimated three million patients visit urgent care centers each week and approximately 600 new urgent care facilities were opened in 2011. Healthcare providers focusing on this emerging sector of the industry are turning to Waller for assistance with the acquisition of existing urgent care centers as well as the development of new facilities. Other services we provide related to urgent care include:
- Leasing new locations for expanding urgent care providers
- Providing healthcare regulatory advice on issues such as the corporate practice of medicine, Stark and anti-kickback compliance and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement
- Structuring joint ventures for urgent care centers