Urgent Care Centers Market Size, Share and Global Trend By Service Type (Disease/illness, Trauma/injury,Diagnosis/screening, Immunization/vaccination, Others), and Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

In November 2018, it was announced by the Health Minister of Canada that the Vancouver province will open its first ever urgent primary care center in Canada. Urgent care centers refer to the category of walk-in clinic focused on the deliverance of ambulatory care or outpatient care in a medical facility differing from the traditional emergency room or emergency department. In many regions across the world, particularly the U.S., individuals opt to go to urgent care centers for minor health conditions such as colds or small injuries.

In US, urgent care centers are subjected to certain criteria as stipulated by the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM) & Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) such as the acceptance of walk-in patients, having a licensed physician operating as medical director, being open for 7 days a week, having on-site diagnostic equipment, presence of a procedural room and the treatment of broad spectrum of diseases.

The growth of global urgent care centers market is attributed to a number of factors such as increased prevalence of acute & chronic diseases, increasing incidences of traumatic incidences, increasing investments in urgent care centers, and strategic partnerships between service providers. According to the Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA), there are more than 7,500 urgent care centers in the U.S. These trends combined with the other factors are expected to drive the urgent care centers market during the forecast period.

The factors limiting the growth of the global urgent care centers market are the long waiting times and the dearth of skilled medical professions. For instance, the CRICO foundation of Harvard Medical Institute stated cases where physicians in the U.S had to cover 24-hour shift within just 30 minutes of orientation leading to delay in emergency care in the urgent care centers. 

Key Players Covered

Some of the major companies that are present in the global urgent care centers market are Urgent Care MSO, LLC, American Family Care, NextCare Holdings, Inc, Urgent Care MSO, LLC, FastMed Urgent Care, City Practice Group of New York, GoHealth Urgent Care, CareSpot Express Healthcare LLC, and other players.

SEGMENTATION

Within the service types, disease/illness segment is projected to hold major in the global urgent care centers market during the forecast period owing to the increasing prevalence of chronic and acute diseases.

Key Insights

• Opportunity assessment in emerging markets
• Overview of ownership patterns in key countries
• Key mergers and collaborations

Regional Analysis

The global urgent care centers market has been segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. North America is projected to dominate the global urgent care centers market due to the pioneering of the concept, increasing demand for urgent care centers, increasing investments for urgent care centers, strategic partnerships between key market players and demand for the reduction of the load of the emergency care institutions. The Asia Pacific is the fastest emerging market owing to increasing awareness of urgent care institutions, increasing investments, heavy load of emergency care institutions due to high population bases, and evolving healthcare system. The major contributors to the growth of global urgent care centers in the Asia Pacific are anticipated to be China, Japan, India, and Australia.

Key Industry Developments

• In June 2015, Select Medical Holdings Corporation announced the acquisition of Humana Inc.’s subsidiary company Concentra Inc.
• In November 2018, Urgent Care MSO, LLC opened a new medical center in Clewiston, Florida U.S providing free flu shots to patients aged four and above.
• In Aril 2019, GoHealth Urgent Care and Force Diagnostics announced partnership to make life insurance health screening effortless.