Exer - More Than Urgent Care

What Exer - More Than Urgent Care does

Exer - More Than Urgent Care (legal entity: Exer Medical Corporation, headquartered in El Segundo, California) is a private urgent care provider operating 60+ walk-in clinic locations across Southern California, including Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties. Founded in 2012, Exer differentiates itself from typical retail urgent care by staffing clinics with emergency room physicians and medical professionals, enabling a higher-acuity service menu that includes on-site X-ray, lab services, IV treatment, laceration repair, pre-operative evaluations, pediatric care, workers' compensation exams, and physical therapy (at the West Los Angeles location). The company also offers virtual visits and operates online patient, billing, and medical records portals. Patient access is delivered via walk-in visits, online booking through a third-party Solv Health integration, and a dedicated pre-operative concierge line.

Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee basis through a diversified payer mix that includes major PPO and HMO plans (Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, United Healthcare, Cigna), Medicare, multiple IPA networks, and direct self-pay. Strategic affiliations with Providence Health (Little Company of Mary, Saint Joseph Medical Center, Health & Services) and Huntington Health embed Exer into hospital referral networks and position it as a lower-cost, lower-wait alternative to hospital emergency departments. In November 2023 Exer acquired UrgentMED and announced a formal merger in August 2024, forming a unified 55-clinic regional platform under the Exer brand. The company is privately held, employs between 501 and 1,000 people, and is HIPAA- and CCPA-compliant. Historical expansion has been primarily organic through de novo clinic openings, supplemented by acquisition.

Name

Exer - More Than Urgent Care

Legal name

Exer Medical Corporation

Website

https://exerurgentcare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Exer - More Than Urgent Care operates 60+ walk-in urgent care clinics across Southern California staffed by emergency room physicians, offering in-person and virtual visits, pre-operative evaluations, and on-site diagnostics to insured and self-pay patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urgent Care Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

After-Hours & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual Urgent Care & On-Demand Teletriage Services (HLAFADAJ), Retail & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAC)

Keywords

• Urgent care services
• Walk-in clinics
• Telehealth visits
• Pre-operative evaluations
• Occupational health services

Headquarters

HQ city

El Segundo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Urgent Care Services: Revenue generated from providing urgent care medical services to patients. Services are billed to insurance (PPOs, HMOs, Medicare) or paid directly by self-pay patients. Services include treatment for illnesses/injuries, X-rays, lab tests, physical exams, pre-operative evaluations, and other urgent care procedures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Exer operates walk-in urgent care clinics staffed by emergency-room-trained physicians at 60+ locations across Southern California, providing same-day treatment for everyday illnesses and injuries. The company supplements in-person visits with virtual visits (telehealth), and supports core urgent care with on-site X-ray, lab services, IV therapy, laceration repair, vaccinations, pre-operative evaluations, workers' compensation care, and physical therapy at select sites. Patients access care via walk-in, online booking through Solv Health, or virtual consultations, with payment via major insurance plans or self-pay.

Product overview

Exer Urgent Care operates as a unified urgent care network offering in-person visits at 60+ clinic locations and virtual visits. The core offering is walk-in urgent care services staffed by emergency room doctors and medical professionals. Additional services include pre-operative evaluations, X-ray, lab services, IV treatment, physical therapy (at select locations), workers' compensation, immunizations, and pediatric services. Patients can access care through in-person visits or virtual visits, with online booking via Solv Health, and manage their health information through patient and billing portals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• In-Person Urgent Care Visits Walk-in urgent care services at 60+ clinic locations across Southern California, staffed by emergency room doctors and medical professionals, treating everyday illnesses, injuries, X-rays, labs, stitches, fractures, vaccinations, and physical exams. Open 7 days a week with extended hours and no appointment necessary.
• Virtual Visits Telehealth/virtual visit service allowing patients to receive remote urgent care consultations when they cannot visit a clinic in person. Bookable through the Solv Health online scheduling platform.
• Pre-Operative Evaluations Pre-operative (Pre-Op) exam service including provider visit, medical history, vitals, physical exam, in-clinic EKG, X-ray, and lab services, available at all 60+ locations 7 days a week. Coordinated via a dedicated Pre-Op Concierge Service for patients needing surgical clearance.
• Physical Therapy Physical therapy services offered at the West Los Angeles clinic, treating work-related injuries, sports injuries, orthopedic conditions, and muscle/bone/joint conditions.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UrgentMEDcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2024Merger announced in August 2024 between UrgentMED and Exer Urgent Care, forming a unified healthcare provider in Southern California. The combined entity operates 55 clinics across Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties, aimed at enhancing healthcare services.
• Providence Little Company of MarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Providence Little Company of Mary for urgent care services at multiple locations including Rolling Hills Estates and Redondo Beach. Exer provides overflow and follow-up care capabilities, extending Providence's emergency medicine reach into local communities.
• Providence Health & ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Providence Health & Services at Playa Vista location. As a proud partner, Exer serves as an accessible extension of Providence's healthcare network, providing emergency medicine capabilities in community settings.
• Huntington Health / Huntington HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Huntington Health (Huntington Hospital) at Pasadena locations. Exer is affiliated with Huntington Health which is renowned for clinical excellence and community trust, connecting patients to convenient care with a hospital partner behind it.
• Providence Saint Joseph Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center at Sherman Oaks location. Exer serves as an affiliated urgent care provider providing top-notch medical services at a fraction of the cost with shorter wait times compared to the hospital ER.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UrgentMED: Direct competitor and now merger counterpart in Southern California urgent care. Both operate walk-in clinics staffed by ER-trained physicians across overlapping LA/Orange/Ventura counties — the most directly comparable operator to Exer.
• Carbon Health: Tech-enabled urgent care and primary care provider with significant Southern California presence. Competes head-to-head with Exer on walk-in visits while leaning more heavily on proprietary technology and virtual care.
• CityMD: Large multi-state urgent care chain (currently concentrated on East Coast). Closest analog to Exer in terms of patient experience, service mix, and walk-in clinic model, with proven scale economics.
• ZoomCare: Multi-state urgent care and primary care chain with strong Pacific Northwest presence. Comparable walk-in urgent care model with on-site labs, imaging, and integrated scheduling — a useful scaling analog for Exer.

Broad incumbents

• CVS MinuteClinic: National retail clinic inside CVS pharmacies offering walk-in care for low-acuity conditions. Overlaps with Exer's urgent care value proposition but operates inside a much broader retail health and pharmacy footprint.
• Concentra: Occupational health and urgent care operator with strong workers' comp and employer-services orientation. Comparable on urgent care clinical capabilities, particularly overlapping with Exer's workers' compensation service line.
• One Medical (Amazon One Medical): Membership-based primary care platform with same-day urgent care capabilities. Overlaps with Exer on low-acuity visits while offering a broader primary care relationship and tech-led digital experience.

Regional players

• Providence Express Care: Hospital-affiliated urgent care clinics run by Providence in Southern California markets. Direct overlap with Exer's footprint and a key hospital-system partner, making it both a referral source and a competitor.
• Hoag Urgent Care: Hospital-affiliated urgent care network in Orange County operated by Hoag. Comparable walk-in urgent care model within an overlapping Southern California geography, particularly in coastal OC submarkets.

Emerging players

• DispatchHealth: In-home urgent care provider delivering same-day medical care to patients' homes. Comparable acuity level and patient demographic to Exer's walk-in visits, representing a non-traditional substitute channel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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