Doctors Care Opens 46th Location in Easley

COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Doctors Care, an affiliate of UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc., today announced the opening of its newest center at 832 Powdersville Road in Easley, South Carolina.

Dr. Michael Stout, Doctors Care Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are very excited about our new center in the Easley area. At Doctors Care, we take pride in offering patients convenient medical care where and when they need it, including evening and weekend hours. The new Easley center gives us yet another opportunity to do exactly that."

"We offer a wide range of services including primary care, urgent care, annual and sports physicals as well as treatment for injuries and unexpected illnesses. This includes lacerations, sprains, fractures, rashes, fevers, and respiratory infections to name just a few.  We are particularly excited about bringing Dr. Lynda McKinnon back to the Easley area," said Dr. Steve Parks, Upstate Regional Medical Director.

About Doctors Care Easley:

• Urgent Care
• Family Care
• On-site pharmacy, lab and x-ray services
• Open seven days a week, including most holidays
• Extended hours, Mon-Fri 8 am – 8 pm
• Open weekends, Saturday 9 am – 5 pm and Sunday 1 pm – 6 pm
• Treatment for walk-ins
• Same-day appointments

The Easley center is UCI Medical Affiliates' 70th free-standing clinic, with all but one in South Carolina. It's the 8th Doctors Care center in the Midlands. Call (864) 859-3899 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

About UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc. and Doctors Care

Doctors Care is an affiliate of UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc. UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc. ("UCI") is headquartered in Columbia, SC and operating through its wholly-owned subsidiary, UCI Medical Affiliates of South Carolina, Inc. ("UCI-SC"), provides nonmedical management and administrative services for a network of 70 freestanding medical centers, 68 of which are located throughout South Carolina (45 operating as Doctors Care in South Carolina, one as Doctors Care in Knoxville, Tennessee, 21 as Progressive Physical Therapy Services in South Carolina, one as Luberoff Pediatrics in South Carolina, one as Carolina Orthopedic & Sports Medicine in South Carolina and one as Doctors Wellness Center in South Carolina).

Doctors Care opened its doors in 1981 as the first minor emergency medical center in Columbia, South Carolina. Today, Doctors Care is a premiere healthcare organization proudly focused on delivering exceptional urgent care, family care, preventative and occupational healthcare and specialty services. Most locations offer flexible hours – including evenings and weekends – and do not require an appointment.

For more information, go to DoctorsCare.com.

SOURCE UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc.