Henry Ford Health System partners with GoHealth Urgent Care for in-person and virtual care
Multiple new sites are expected to open in 2022 across southeast Michigan.
Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
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Henry Ford Health System and GoHealth Urgent Care are teaming up to operate urgent care centers across southeastern Michigan.
Three Henry Ford Macomb Urgent Care centers in Fraser, Chesterfield and Bruce Township will transition to the new joint venture this year, and multiple new sites are expected to open in 2022, according to the organizations.
Henry Ford-GoHealth Urgent Care centers will treat patients ages six months and older, providing urgent care for non-life-threatening illnesses or injuries, on-site X-ray services and COVID-19 evaluation and testing.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Henry Ford providers will continue to manage and deliver clinical care in all centers.
The services offered are for virtual or in-person care, capitalizing on the advancement of telehealth since COVID-19 made virtual care a necessity.
The Henry Ford-GoHealth Urgent Care partnership combines the system's large provider network to GoHealth's technology-enabled operations and workflows.
Customers will be able to walk in or go online to check wait times, save their spot online and pre-register.
THE LARGER TREND
Urgent care centers have been giving patients convenient access to services. Providers have been competing against pharmacies such as CVS and Walgreen for primary care services.
GoHealth has many partnerships with health systems and operates more than 165 on-demand care centers across the country. It is a portfolio company of TPG Growth, the middle-market and growth-equity investment platform of TPG, which manages more than $103 billion worth of assets.
ON THE RECORD
"As part of our mission to improve people's lives, we know we must continue to grow and expand our programs and services to meet the diverse and changing needs of the communities we serve," said Wright Lassiter, III, president and CEO, Henry Ford Health System. "That involves a commitment to partnering with our patients and members to provide more choices and increased access – the care they need and the convenience they want."
"The past 18 months have clearly demonstrated the critical importance of convenient access to high-quality, on-demand care," said Todd Latz, CEO of GoHealth. "We are very proud to partner with Henry Ford Health System, a national leader in clinical and value-based care, to help ensure that people and families across southeastern Michigan can seamlessly access care and live healthier lives."
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