Is Bigger Better?

“Big is going to be better. Small is not going to survive." 

These are the words of an East Coast healthcare exec earlier this year.  Many analysts agree and apparently, so do some healthcare leaders - given the flurry of M&A activity in June/July and 2015.  Consider:

• Mergers / sale of US hospitals (e.g.: Tenet's sale in St. Louis)
• Acquisition of physician groups and/or HC practices
• Target's pharmacy & clinic business sale
• Nursing facility buys (e.g.: Genesis HealthCare)
• Revenue cycle management services acquisition (i.e.: ROI Companies)
• And, the pieces de resistance --- Aetna's $37B BIG BUY

Time will tell if the trend (probably) and pace continues (Check back in a few..).

NextCare Even Deeper in AZ

NextCare Urgent Care extended its reach in the Grand Canyon State with three recent acquisitions.  As one of the nation's largest urgent care providers, it's 35 Arizona locations offers healthcare services to over 90% of state's population.  These acquisitions continue the company's active expansion over the last 12 months…+23 clinics across the U.S.  >>Read more

NextCare - Deeper in the Heart of Texas

Waco’s Central Texas Urgent Care is the latest acquisition by Mesa, AZ-based urgent care chain, NextCare – now operating 71 clinics in the East, West and Midwest. 

While staff at the two newly-acquired locations will remain the same, a new and different service will soon be available. WAHOO (Wait at Home or Office) is NextCare’s wait-at-home check-in service where patients can wait to be contacted for their exam.  

The Waco acquisition follows an October buying spree that added over 10 clinics, including one in Houston, to NextCare’s clinic total.  >>Read more 

NextCare on a Roll in Southwest

October was an outstanding month for NextCare Urgent Care, one of the nation’s largest privately-owned providers of urgent care.  With the acquisition of Access Medical Centers, 9 clinics located in Oklahoma and Texas were brought under the NextCare banner.  Facilities in the Phoenix and Houston areas were also part of last month’s buying spree.

CEO John Julian recently announced a significant recapitalization with BMO Capital Markets positioning NextCare for rapid and continued expansion.

NextCare now operates 69 offices in 7 states including Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.