HCA Buys 40 Texas Urgent Care Clinics as Hospital Systems Absorb More Walk-In Care

San Antonio locations became CareNow Urgent Care, Austin locations became St. David's CareNow Urgent Care, and the Houston clinics became the first in Texas to carry the HCA CareNow name. The company acquired 17 urgent care clinics from Urgent Care Group in North Carolina and South Carolina in June, and 13 CommunityMed centers in Texas through its Medical City Healthcare division in February. Urgent care centers typically bill as physician offices, while facilities affiliated with hospitals sometimes bill in ways that add a facility charge. Texas MedClinic, a network of 40 urgent care centers across Texas, previously owned by Community Care Partners. San Antonio locations became CareNow Urgent Care, Austin locations became St. David's CareNow Urgent Care, and Houston locations became HCA CareNow, the first in Texas to use that name.