Study: Retail health clinics, urgent care centers a $10B market and growing

Tampa, Fla. — The retail health clinic and urgent care center market currently is worth about $10 billion and is poised for strong growth in the coming years as the shortage of primary care physicians and crowded emergency rooms increasingly move patients to retail sites, according to new data by Marketdata Enterprises, an independent market research publisher.



Marketdata Enterprises has released the new 132-page report entitled, “The Market For Retail Health Clinics & Urgent Care Centers.” The study explores the nature of the business; industry size and growth; demand factors; patient demographics; effects of the recession and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; operating ratios; major competitors and more.



“The primary care MD shortage is getting worse and consumers with less insurance are increasingly using retail health clinics for kids’ physicals, flu shots, ear infections, sore throats and minor ailments. Soon, they’ll be using these clinics for diabetes monitoring, weight-loss programs and more,” research director John LaRosa said.