During their webinar presentation, Fair Value Market Trends for Urgent Care Centers, on June 24, Elliott Jeter and Corey Palasota (both VMG Health) shared their observations about valuing such centers:

• The market is becoming more competitive because of low barriers to entry;
• Buyers are interested in platform acquisitions (e.g., the top facilities in an area that has a corporate infrastructure) - multiples are high for these acquisitions;
• Infrastructure and accreditation are important;
• Typical buyer will be increasingly strategic; and
• Hospitals will become bigger players.

“Urgent care centers are going to be a hot segment going forward. Hospitals are interested in partnering with honest qualified physicians,” says Palasota. For more information about the webinar, click here.