Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT), a leading provider of healthcare in growing mid-sized urban communities across the U.S., today announced it has acquired 18 urgent care clinics across New Mexico and Oklahoma from NextCare Urgent Care.

"Expanding our urgent care footprint represents significant progress in our mission to create a consumer-focused ecosystem of care in each of the communities we serve," said Ardent Health President and CEO Marty Bonick. "We're helping patients receive the care they need, when and where they need it, by increasing access to convenient, high-quality services. These additional access points also bring new patients into our network while creating enhanced capacity to serve patients within our clinics and Emergency Departments."

The transaction includes six urgent care clinics in New Mexico, which will operate as part of Lovelace Health System, and 12 clinics in Oklahoma that will become part of Hillcrest HealthCare System. The acquisition significantly expands Ardent Health's ambulatory operations in both markets. Through its subsidiaries, the Company currently operates five hospitals and 25 sites of care in New Mexico, and eight hospitals and 57 sites of care in Oklahoma.

The purchase follows Ardent Health's acquisition of nine additional urgent care centers in its East Texas and Topeka, Kansas markets in 2024. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

About Ardent Health

Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) is a leading provider of healthcare in growing mid-sized urban communities across the U.S. With a focus on people and investments in innovative services and technologies, Ardent is passionate about making healthcare better and easier to access. Through its subsidiaries, the Company delivers care through a system of 30 acute care hospitals and more than 200 sites of care with over 1,800 affiliated providers across six states. For more information, please visit ardenthealth.com.

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Ardent Health Acquires 18 Urgent Care Clinics Across New Mexico and Oklahoma