As we head into 2026, launching or expanding an urgent care clinic feels harder than ever.

Whether you're opening your very first center or scaling to your third location, the challenges are strikingly similar—just at different scales. Site saturation. Tighter margins. Payer delays. Hiring hurdles. And more noise than ever in the market.

So what does it really take to grow with confidence in 2026?

This fast-paced, podcast-style session breaks it down with zero fluff—and all strategy.

We’re joined by Alan Ayers, President of Urgent Care Consultants, who’s helped open and optimize over 250 urgent care centers. Together, we’ll walk through what’s working, what’s failing, and how to build clinics that actually perform—operationally and financially.

What You’ll Learn:

🏥 The current urgent care landscape—and what’s driving saturation
📍 How to make smarter, data-driven site selection decisions
⚙️ Why operational efficiency is now a survival requirement
📉 The break-even economics every operator must understand
🚪 What’s changed with digital visibility and “zero-click” patient behavior
🧾 How to avoid common credentialing, staffing, and capital mistakes
📣 A 90-day marketing plan designed to support real-world growth

This Session Is For:

✅ First-time urgent care founders
✅ Operators expanding to multiple locations
✅ Teams responsible for clinic growth, operations, or marketing
✅ Anyone ready to scale with clarity—not guesswork