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Community Health Systems' subsidiary Northwest Urgent Care will acquire 10 Arizona urgent care centers from Carbon Health.

Northwest Urgent Care in Tucson, Arizona, is part of Northwest Healthcare's integrated healthcare network serving Tucson and surrounding communities.Ìý

WHY THIS MATTERS

The strategic acquisition will expand capacity and increase Northwest Healthcare's network to more than 80 sites of care when the transaction is completed in the fourth quarter of this year.

"Our strategic investments are accelerating the growth of important access points in our health systems and expanding capacity for more patients," said Tim L. Hingtgen, CEO of Community Health Systems.

Over the past five years, Northwest Healthcare has invested approximately $200 million in strategic growth and capital projects throughout the Greater Tucson metro area, including two new hospitals – Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita and Northwest Medical Center Houghton.

THE LARGER TREND

Community Health Systems, headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, is one of the nation's largest for-profit healthcare companies serving 39 distinct markets across 15 states. Company subsidiaries own or lease 70 affiliated hospitals and operate more than 1,000 sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, occupational medicine clinics, imaging centers, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery centers.Ìý

ON THE RECORD

"We are grateful for the skills and compassion of our Northwest Healthcare physicians, nurses and other team members who deliver safe, quality care for patients," said Hingtgen. "Last year, they provided medical care for more than 845,000 encounters, and the acquisition of these 10 urgent care centers will make the network's impact even stronger."
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