Medical Exit GroupSell Your Urgent Care Clinic
Medical Exit Group is an urgent care broker and M&A advisor for owners of physician-led urgent care clinics across the United States, from single sites to multi-site groups. We value your clinics, prepare them for the right buyer and sell them confidentially, from a free valuation through closing.
- We represent sellers only
- Buyers sign an NDA first
- Single sites to multi-site groups
How an urgent care sale works
How do I sell an urgent care clinic?
To sell an urgent care clinic, get a confidential valuation, organize your visit volume, payer contracts, staffing and per-site financials, plan how your payer contracts, licenses, leases and providers will move to the new owner, market the clinics to qualified buyers under NDA, compare letters of intent, then manage diligence through closing.
Value the clinics
A free, confidential valuation built on adjusted EBITDA, visits per day and the performance of each location.
Plan the handoff
We map how payer contracts, licenses, leases and provider staffing move to a new owner before buyers ask.
Reach the right buyers
Urgent care platforms, health systems and regional operators sign an NDA before they learn your name.
Compare LOIs
We compare letters of intent on cash at closing, rollover equity and your role after the sale, then run diligence to closing.
What buyers look at
What do buyers look for in an urgent care clinic?
Urgent care buyers look hardest at visits per day, payer contracts and rates, staffing costs, location and lease terms, ancillary services such as occupational medicine and lab, and how each site performs on its own.
Visit volume
Steady visits per day across seasons, not just flu season, are the core of what a buyer is paying for.
Payer contracts
Commercial contracts and rates, plus Medicare and Medicaid mix, shape how much each visit earns.
Staffing model
Physician, physician assistant and nurse practitioner coverage and costs have a big effect on margins.
Locations and leases
Good locations with transferable leases make the clinics easier to buy and keep running.
Ancillary services
Occupational medicine, X-ray, lab and employer contracts add earnings beyond walk-in visits.
Site-level results
Buyers look at each location on its own, so weak sites can pull down the price of strong ones.
Urgent care valuation
How is an urgent care clinic valued?
An urgent care clinic is valued on a multiple of adjusted EBITDA, with provider pay restated to market rates. Single sites usually sell for less than multi-site groups, and scale, payer contracts and visit volume push the multiple up. Underperforming clinics may sell closer to the value of their equipment and leases.
Multi-site groups
A multiple of adjusted EBITDA
Several profitable locations, strong payer contracts and central management make a group more valuable to platforms and health systems.
Single sites and smaller operators
Earnings adjusted for risk
A single clinic depends more on its location, local competition and the owner, which buyers price in. Clean site-level financials help.
Your number depends on your practice. A free valuation looks at your visits, payer contracts, staffing and locations, and gives you a realistic range before you talk to any buyer.
Get Your Free Urgent Care ValuationThe buyer pool
Who buys urgent care clinics?
Urgent care clinics are bought by private equity-backed urgent care platforms, health systems and hospitals, regional urgent care operators, and physicians or groups entering urgent care.
Urgent care platforms
Private equity-backed groups building regional or national urgent care networks.
Health systems
Hospitals and health systems adding urgent care as an access point for their communities, often through a partnership.
Regional operators
Established urgent care groups adding sites in nearby markets.
Physicians and groups
Physicians and primary care groups adding walk-in care, often the best fit for a single site.
Health system or platform
Should I sell my urgent care clinics to a health system or a platform?
It depends on your goals: a private equity platform may pay more and offer rollover equity for a multi-site group, while a health system often values urgent care as part of its network and may prefer a joint venture. Single sites often fit regional operators or physician buyers best.
- Compare structure, not just priceCash at closing, equity, earnouts and lease terms all change what an offer is worth.
- Sell the group or each siteSometimes selling sites separately to different buyers produces a better result.
- We compare every pathOffers are put side by side so you can choose with the full picture.
Questions
Selling an urgent care clinic: common questions
How do I sell an urgent care clinic?
Get a confidential valuation, organize your visit volume, payer contracts, staffing and per-site financials, plan how contracts, licenses, leases and providers move to the new owner, market the clinics to qualified buyers under NDA, compare letters of intent, then manage diligence through closing.
Who buys urgent care clinics?
Private equity-backed urgent care platforms, health systems and hospitals, regional urgent care operators, and physicians or groups entering urgent care.
How is an urgent care clinic valued?
On a multiple of adjusted EBITDA with provider pay at market rates. Multi-site groups usually earn a higher multiple than single sites. A free valuation gives you a range for yours.
How do visit volume and payer contracts affect an urgent care sale?
They drive most of the value. Buyers look at visits per day across the year and at what each payer contract pays per visit, because together they set earnings.
How long does it take to sell an urgent care clinic?
Most sales take 4 to 9 months from the first valuation to closing, sometimes less and sometimes more, depending on preparation, the buyer and any lender or payer approvals.
How much does an urgent care broker cost?
Medical Exit Group works on commission only, so we are paid when your practice sells.
Free and confidential
Find out what your urgent care clinics could sell for
A free urgent care valuation, with no obligation to sell. Nothing is shared with anyone.
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