CareSpot Opens Fourth Urgent Care Center in Kansas City Area on December 9th

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The fourth CareSpot urgent care center in partnership with HCA Midwest Health System — Kansas City's largest healthcare provider — opens on December 9, 2013, at 9507 Antioch Road, in Overland Park, Kansas. This opening also marks the second CareSpot location in Overland Park, complementing the other center at 7935 W. 151^st Street. The general public is invited to a Grand Opening Week celebration December 9^th through December 14^th. Visitors can stop by the new Overland Park North center anytime 8am – 8pm to meet the staff, enjoy light refreshments, and register to win a digital tablet. Additionally, the first 100 visitors to tour the center will receive a care kit which includes $200 worth of valuable health care savings to use throughout the year.

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This new 3,500-square-foot center is located at the southeast corner of 95^th Street and Antioch Road, in the Valley View Shopping Center. It will provide the same broad array of urgent care and occupational health services found at the CareSpot located at 7935 W. 151^st Street, in Overland Park, Kansas; 9490 East State Route 350, in Raytown, Missouri; and 6344 North Chatham Avenue, in Parkville, Missouri. If any CareSpot patients need specialized or follow-up care, the joint venture partnership with HCA Midwest Health system is a helpful option with a large hospital and physician network of support.

"It's important for us to provide a variety of locations that are convenient and close to where people live and work -- that matters to our customers, and our extended hours 7 days a week works well with busy lifestyles," said Paul Dickison, Vice President of Marketing for CareSpot. "Bringing a second location to Overland Park means added convenience as an urgent care option in that community, as well as in the broader region." Additional CareSpot locations are planned to open in the Kansas City area later this month and in January.

Patients also benefit from the convenience of new online and mobile scheduling tools. At CareSpot.com, customers can save a spot in line from home before walking in, or book an appointment for a future time or day from their computers or smartphones. The center also features new check-in tablets for a paperless, streamlined registration when patients arrive.

CareSpot offers healthcare services for non-emergent medical problems that can develop unexpectedly and require immediate attention, filling the gap between primary care physicians and hospital emergency rooms. Most insurance plans are accepted. Patients receive the staffing benefits and expertise of a proven network of CareSpot urgent care centers combined with the option to access the broader resources of a large hospital and physician system if a higher level of care is required. All centers will operate as CareSpot in partnership with HCA Midwest Health System. CareSpot will manage daily business operations.

About CareSpot

CareSpot-operated centers provide a wide range of healthcare services such as urgent care, health checks, and occupational health services. Headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, CareSpot operates 51 urgent care centers across Tennessee, Texas, Kansas, and Missouri, and is the largest urgent care provider in the state of Florida. The centers feature multiple exam rooms, on-site lab testing and X-ray capabilities. Online and mobile scheduling tools at CareSpot.com allow patients to find a convenient location, book appointments and even save a spot in line. Visit CareSpot.com to learn more.

About HCA Midwest Health System

HCA Midwest Health System is the Kansas City area's largest healthcare provider consisting of 10 hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics, physician practices, surgery centers and an array of other services to meet the healthcare needs of the greater Kansas City area. HCA Midwest Health System is also the area's largest private sector employer with more than 9,000 employees, the largest provider of charity and uncompensated care, and annually donates more than $1.2 million to local charities. Since April 2003, HCA Midwest Health System has invested more than $845 million to enhance and expand patient services and has paid more than $216 million in taxes to local communities. HCA Midwest Health System facilities serving the Kansas City area include Allen County Regional Hospital, Belton Regional Medical Center, Cass Regional Medical Center, Centerpoint Medical Center, Lafayette Regional Health Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Research Medical Center and Research Psychiatric Center. Midwest Physicians, which is part of HCA Midwest Health System, is a network of experienced, multi-specialty physicians located throughout the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Midwest Physicians currently represents 344 physicians, including 142 primary care providers and 197 specialists with 80 physician practices providing care in 146 locations to serve the community. The physicians, licensed professionals and support staff who comprise the HCA Midwest Health System team are dedicated to improving healthcare in the Greater Kansas City and outlying areas. For more information, visit hcamidwest.com.

SOURCE CareSpot