Funyuns and flu shots? Gas station company ventures into urgent care

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It’s not the first company to see potential in the urgent care industry. Private equity firms have been investing in this consumer-friendly niche for over a decade.

By Bram Sable-Smith, KFF Health News

in 10 years, as patients, particularly younger ones, are drawn to the convenience of the same-day appointments and extended hours offered by the walk-in clinics. The MedWise Urgent Care at the corner of Admiral Place and Sheridan Road in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is one of the chain’s 12 locations in the Tulsa area. MedWise is owned by QuikTrip, a Tulsa-based gas station and convenience store chain.

In fact, QuikTrip had been providing primary care services to its own employees for years, through third parties and eventually at. Five years ago, longtime “QuikTripper” Brice Habeck was tasked with leading a team to figure out how the company could offer such medical services to the general public, too. His team quickly realized that urgent care had a lot in common with their retail spaces.

 

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