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Prisma Health Acquires 36 Urgent Care Facilities

Prisma Health Expands Statewide Services with Urgent Care Acquisition Prisma Health, the largest healthcare system in the state, is set to acquire 36 urgent care facilities from Novant Health. The deal, expected to finalize on November 1, involves locations that were formerly Doctor’s Care centers. This transition is anticipated to affect approximately 500 medical staff. […]

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