Overview

Global Urgent Care Center Market is estimated to value over USD 26.8 billion by 2026 end and register a CAGR of over 4% during the forecast period 2019 to 2026.

The substantial number of injuries and chronic diseases, which may call for urgent medical attention, are just some of the factors which are likely to increase the market value for urgent care center (UCC) market during forecast time frame. Affordable treatments in emergency care seems to be a trend in the market. The growing volume of sport related injuries or even cardiovascular issues, along with rapid awareness about urgent medical care and reduced waiting time for patients are all factors which are revitalizing the global urgent care center market growth.

Additionally, a spur in the number of medical insurance, combined with government provisions are factors which have been anticipated to augment the growth of the UCC market. New alternatives and methods to the UCC market has led to the use of telemedicine. Telehealth has shown to be significantly cost effective and research has indicated that telemedicine is advantageous to the health of people suffering from diabetes, particularly with older adults. Such methods not only improved the affordability of health care, but has also reduced the travel time as well as less frequency hospital stays. Moreover, it has even increased the efficiency by way of improved management of chronic diseases. Given all these factors, the market is predicted to register a boost in the growth over the forecast period.

Several elements such as physical, illness, vaccination, injury, diagnostic and screening are the subsets of service in the urgent care center market. Diagnostic and injury segments have been predicted to witness an economic boost during the forecast time frame because of the sheer volume of accidents and extensive medical examinations of life threatening ailments. It has been shown that the hospitals operating on a large platform, took precedence over the entire end use market in the year 2014. Moreover, the exorbitant budgets and the merging of private & public sector firms, the large scale hospitals segment is anticipated to capture significant market value over the forecast time frame. Medium scale hospitals are also predicted to showcase considerable growth by 2022 owing to the sharp decline price of UCC devices.

China and India are two such developing countries that are experiencing an economic boom, in part, because of the strong purchasing power and the unrealized market potential. Technological shifts and innovations has resulted in the integration of novel therapies, reducing the length of stay. However, some of the drawbacks to this market is that it is highly fragmented in its nature and dynamics, particularly with regards to the volume of players operating on a global level. Market analysis shows that acquisitions, mergers and business tie-ups has been anticipated to rejuvenate the competitive environment of the market in the next few years. In addition to this, the rising research and development activities is likely to support the overall growth of the market in the coming few years.

The global UCC market is competitive and the current key players have undertaken new business development shifts and changes for the expansion of their business such as mergers, acquisitions and New Product Development (NPD). Some major market players include MedExpress, NextCare, Concentra, FastMed Urgent Care, MinuteClinic, Patient First, MD Now, CareSpot Express Healthcare LLC, AFC/Doctors Express.

Global Urgent Care Center Market Segmentation:

By Service        

• Acute Illness Treatment
• Trauma/Injury Treatment
• Physical Examinations
• Immunization & Vaccination
• Other Services

By Ownership

•  Corporate-Owned Urgent Care Centers
•  Physician-Owned Urgent Care Centers
•  Multiple-Physician-Owned Urgent Care Centers
•  Single-Physician-Owned Urgent Care Centers
•  Hospital-Owned Urgent Care Centers
•  Other Urgent Care Centers

By Region

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Rest of the World

FutureWise Key Takeaways:

•   Growth prospects
•   SWOT analysis
•   Key trends
•   Key data-points affecting market growth

Objectives of the Study:

• To provide with an exhaustive analysis on the global urgent care center market by service, by ownership, and by region
• To cater comprehensive information on factors impacting market growth (drivers, restraints, opportunities, and industry-specific restraints)
• To evaluate and forecast micro-markets and the overall market
• To predict the market size, in key regions (along with countries)— North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the rest of the world
• To record evaluate and competitive landscape mapping- product launches, technological advancements, mergers and expansions
• Profiling of companies to evaluate their market

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 

1.1 Objectives of the Study 

1.2 Market Definition 

1.3 Market Scope 

        1.3.1 Markets Covered

        1.3.2 Years Considered for the Study

1.4 Currency 

1.5 Limitations 

1.6 Stakeholders

2 Research Methodology 

2.1 Research Methodology Steps 

        2.1.1 Secondary and Primary Research Methodology

                 2.1.1.1 Secondary Research

                            2.1.1.1.1 Secondary Sources

                 2.1.1.2 Primary Research

                            2.1.1.2.1 Primary Sources

                            2.1.1.2.2 Key Insights From Primary Sources

        2.1.2 Market Size Estimation Methodology

        2.1.3 Research Design

        2.1.4 Market Data Estimation and Triangulation

        2.1.5 Assumptions

3 Executive Summary 

4 Premium Insights 

4.1 Market Overview 

4.2 Geographic Analysis: Market, By Ownership 

4.3 Market, By Service, 2018 vs 2026 

4.4 Market, By Ownership, 2018 vs 2026 

4.5 Geographic Snapshot of the Market 

5 Market Overview 

5.1 Introduction 

5.2 Market Dynamics 

        5.2.1 Drivers

                 5.2.1.1 Affordable Care and Shorter Waiting Periods Offered By Urgent Care Centers

                 5.2.1.2 Growing Investments in Urgent Care

                 5.2.1.3 Strategic Developments Between Urgent Care Providers and Hospitals

                 5.2.1.4 Increasing Geriatric Population

        5.2.2 Opportunities

                 5.2.2.1 Introduction of Specialty Urgent Care Centers

                 5.2.2.2 Use of Data Integration and Patient Engagement Technologies

                 5.2.2.3 Emerging Markets to Offer High Growth Opportunities

        5.2.3 Challenges

                 5.2.3.1 Lack of A Skilled Workforce

6 Market, By Service

6.1 Introduction 

6.2 Acute Illness Treatment 

6.3 Trauma/Injury Treatment 

6.4 Physical Examinations 

6.5 Immunization & Vaccination 

6.6 Other Services 

7 Market, By Ownership 

   7.1 Introduction

7.2 Corporate-Owned Urgent Care Centers 

7.3 Physician-Owned Urgent Care Centers 

        7.3.1 Multiple-Physician-Owned Urgent Care Centers

        7.3.2 Single-Physician-Owned Urgent Care Centers

7.4 Hospital-Owned Urgent Care Centers 

7.5 Other Urgent Care Centers 

8 Market, By Region

8.1 Introduction 

8.2 North America 

        8.2.1 US

                 8.2.1.1 Affordability and Promptness of Urgent Care Services

                 8.2.1.2 Increasing Inclination to Venture Into Urgent Care

                 8.2.1.3 The Advent of Specialty Urgent Care

                 8.2.1.4 Increasing Geriatric Population

        8.2.2 Canada

                 8.2.2.1 Long Healthcare Wait Times

                 8.2.2.2 Increasing Older Population

8.3 Europe 

        8.3.1 EU-3

        8.3.2 Rest of Europe

8.4 Asia Pacific 

8.5 Rest of the World (RoW) 

9 Competitive Landscape 

9.1 Overview 

9.2 Ranking of Players, 2017 

9.3 Competitive Scenario 

        9.3.1 Expansions

        9.3.2 Acquisitions

        9.3.3 Partnerships and Collaborations

        9.3.4 Other Strategies

10 Company Profiles

  10.1 Concentra (A Part of Select Medical Holdings Corporation) 

  10.2 Medexpress (A Subsidiary of Unitedhealth Group’s Optum Division) 

  10.3 American Family Care 

  10.4 Nextcare Holdings 

  10.5 Fastmed Urgent Care (A Subsidiary of Abry Partners) 

  10.6 Citymd (A Part of Warburg Pincus) 

  10.7 Carenow Urgent Care (A Subsidiary of Hospital Corporation of America Inc.) 

  10.8 Gohealth Urgent Care (A Subsidiary of Access Clinical Partners) 

  10.9 HCA Healthcare UK (A Subsidiary of the Hospital Corporation of America) 

  10.10 Columbia Asia Hospitals (A Subsidiary of Columbia Asia) 

  10.11 International SOS (A Subsidiary of AEA International Holdings Pte. Ltd.) 

  10.12 St. Joseph's Health Care London (A Part of St. Joseph’s Health Care Society)

Chapter 11 Research Finding and Conclusion 

Chapter 12  Research Methodology 

Chapter 13  Research Data Source   

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