AMB’s Investment Banking President Speaks to Forbes About Shifting Future of Urgent Care Clinics

The President of Allen, Mooney & Barnes Investment Banking, Gordon Maner, recently spoke with Forbes, sharing his views on the coming shift for the urgent care market. While urgent care clinics have been in operation in the U.S. for over 30 years, the urgent care business model has experienced significant traction and growth over the past several years by implementing a retail business model of convenience and affordability. The strategy is proving to be successful with 10,000 urgent care clinics, currently, across the nation handling 160 million visits annually, and projected growth to more than 12,000 by 2019. The growth burst in urgent care clinics has attracted the attention of other retailers. According to Gordon Maner, “This market is going to shift toward a handful of large players,” noting the peaked interest of discount druggists like Walgreens. To read the full article click herehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2014/07/02/drive-thru-health-care-how-mcdonalds-inspired-an-urgent-care-gold-rush/2/.