HCA Healthcare is planning an expansion to its Richmond-area operations through the acquisition of a local chain of urgent care centers, Richmond BizSense reports.
The hospital system has a deal pending to acquire BetterMed, which was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Scott’s Addition.
The deal is expected to include all 12 of BetterMed’s urgent care centers. The company has eight clinics in Central Virginia, which are located in Short Pump, Regency, Mechanicsville, near Willow Lawn, Ashland, near Chester, near Colonial Heights and Midlothian. It also has two clinics in the Fredericksburg area and two in North Carolina.
The acquisition is expected to close in late summer, BetterMed CEO Mark Johnson said. Read more.
