Urgent Care Association Conference - Post Conference Thoughts.

[Michael K Gallagher]

Just got back last night from the Urgent Care Association Conference in Dallas, and wanted to jot some thoughts down, more interpretations of many discussions had at our booth over the 2 days we were there.

- A discussion on data analytics and its use in site selection of Urgent Cares specifically, and how that translates potentially into high revenue dollars for a business was honestly a talk that we thought would be poorly attended. Not because the info was poor or anything but it was just at a weird time on what would normally be a "check in/travel day" for most conference goers.  The talk ended up being standing room only, and some of the discussions spilled into the hallway after.  

- There appears to not be the sheer volume of operators looking to get into the industry as there was about about a decade ago, however, there seems to be a consistent interest in the med start up world as a way to launch a business career that has a relatively high barrier to entry.  

-While there are certainly clinics that are closing around the country, the discussions we had we operators in the 10 unit and under range was overwhelmingly around the topic of growth.  It seems that like with real estate and any business it doesn't matter how much money you throw at a "problem" you cant substitute for good operators.