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Direct primary care provider Paladina Health announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Charlotte-based Healthstat, a leading provider of onsite, near-site, shared and virtual employer-sponsored health centers, dramatically expanding its footprint and more than tripling its number of clinics across the U.S. The acquisition brings together two patient-focused organizations committed to helping employers reduce healthcare costs and improve the health of their employees through onsite and near-site health clinics and 24/7 access to virtual care.
Paladina Health currently operates 120 clinics concentrated in the Midwest and Western U.S. The Heathstat acquisition will add more than 230 clinics in 13 additional states, including in the Southeast where Paladina Health does not have a presence. After the acquisition is complete, Paladina Health will operate 350 clinics and remain the nation’s second-largest direct primary care provider.
DINO (DPC in Name Only) alert. This is not real DPC. Sorry. And I’m sure about that.
I did NP oversight for Healthstat for about 10 years, regularly visited at least 5 different clinics. The onsite services were extremely limited and in no way would I consider it primary care… it was more of an addendum to primary care.