Ardent Health, a healthcare provider in urban communities across the US, has acquired 18 urgent care clinics across New Mexico and Oklahoma for an undisclosed sum.
The clinics were purchased from NextCare Urgent Care.
The latest acquisition follows Ardent Health’s purchase of nine urgent care centres in East Texas and Topeka, Kansas, in 2024.
It includes six urgent care clinics in New Mexico, which will run as part of Lovelace Health System. The remaining 12 clinics in Oklahoma will become part of Hillcrest HealthCare System.
Ardent Health said the acquisition expands its ambulatory services in both states.
Currently, the healthcare provider, through its subsidiaries, operates five hospitals and 25 care sites in New Mexico, and eight hospitals with 57 care sites in Oklahoma.
Ardent Health president and CEO Marty Bonick said: “Expanding our urgent care footprint represents significant progress in our mission to create a consumer-focused ecosystem of care in each of the communities we serve.
“We’re helping patients receive the care they need, when and where they need it, by increasing access to convenient, high-quality services.
“These additional access points also bring new patients into our network while creating enhanced capacity to serve patients within our clinics and emergency departments.”
In October last year, the community healthcare services provider announced its plans to leverage Qventus’ Perioperative Solution to optimise its robotics programme and enhance its surgical growth.
Qventus is a California-based company that offers artificial intelligence (AI)-driven software solutions to automate care operations in both operating rooms (OR) and inpatient settings.
