QuikMed Urgent Care

What QuikMed Urgent Care does

QuikMed Urgent Care is a clinician-owned walk-in urgent care practice founded in March 2006 in Watertown, NY by Milly Smith, PA-C. The company operates a single physical clinic at 727 Washington St., open seven days a week from 9am-9pm, treating acute illnesses (cold/flu, strep, UTIs, sinus infections), minor injuries (sprains, simple fractures, lacerations), and offering physicals (school, sports, work, DOT), COVID-19 testing (rapid antigen, PCR, antibody), virtual telemedicine visits, and on-site laboratory specimen collection as a Quest Diagnostics draw site. Self-pay pricing is transparent: $75 per urgent care visit, $50 for school physicals, and $125 for DOT physicals, with major insurance accepted. The clinical staff is built around two board-certified physician assistants — co-founder Smith and Senior PA Carrie Guga — who together claim 60+ years of combined healthcare experience.

Name

QuikMed Urgent Care

Legal name

QuikMed Urgent Care

Website

https://quikmedurgentcare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

QuikMed Urgent Care is a clinician-owned walk-in urgent care practice in Watertown, NY, providing acute illness and injury treatment, COVID testing, physicals, and telemedicine to local Jefferson County residents, with an emerging hospital urgent care management arm.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urgent Care Services

NAICS

Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent/Chain Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Walk-in urgent care
• Occupational health services
• COVID-19 testing
• Telemedicine consultations
• Physical examinations

Headquarters

HQ city

Watertown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fee-for-Service Urgent Care: One-time payment for individual medical services including urgent care visits, physicals, COVID-19 testing, and treatment for acute illnesses and injuries. Accepts insurance and offers self-pay pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

QuikMed Urgent Care is a clinician-owned walk-in urgent care clinic in Watertown, NY providing treatment for acute illnesses, infections, and minor injuries, as well as physicals (school, sports, DOT), COVID-19 testing, telemedicine visits, and laboratory draw services. Staffed by board-certified Physician Assistants, the practice operates 7 days a week (9am–9pm) and additionally manages urgent care operations for partner hospitals such as Knox Community Hospital.

Product overview

QuikMed Urgent Care operates as a clinician-owned urgent care company offering walk-in clinic services, COVID-19 testing, virtual web visits, physical examinations, and treatment for common illnesses and injuries. The company also provides laboratory specimen collection through a Quest Diagnostics partnership. As a core offering, the Walk-In Clinic serves as the primary service channel, open 7 days a week with extended hours. COVID-19 Testing Services, Virtual Web Visits, Physical Examinations, and Illness/Injury Treatment function as integrated service offerings within the same practice. For hospital partners like Knox Community Hospital, QuikMed offers Urgent Care Management Services as an operational management solution. The company operates primarily in northeast Ohio and Watertown, NY, with occupational health as a specialty area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Walk-In Urgent Care Clinic Walk-in urgent care clinic providing treatment for acute illnesses, infections, injuries, and preventative medicine without requiring appointments; open 7 days a week, 9am-9pm. Targets local Watertown, NY residents and Jefferson County communities seeking convenient, affordable care outside standard physicians' office hours.
• COVID-19 Testing Services COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody testing including the COVID-19 Sophia Nasal Antigen Test (15-minute results), COVID-19 PCR Nasal Swab Test (2-3 day results), and COVID-19 Traditional Antibody Test (1-5 day results, indicating prior infection/immunity). Available for patients seeking testing for travel, infection detection, or prior exposure.
• Virtual Web Visits (Telemedicine) Telemedicine service allowing patients to consult with QuikMed healthcare providers remotely via virtual web visits, providing an alternative to in-person walk-in visits.
• Physical Examinations School physicals ($50 self-pay), sports physicals, work physicals, and Department of Transportation (DOT) physicals ($125 self-pay) provided as routine preventative examinations.
• Illness and Injury Treatment Treatment for cold and flu symptoms, strep throat, upper respiratory infections, sinus infections, UTIs/bladder infections, STD exposures, abscesses, wart removal, bone sprains, simple fractures, allergy shots, infusion therapy, rash treatment, foreign body removal, and laceration repair.
• Laboratory Services (Quest Diagnostics Draw Site) On-site specimen collection for Quest Diagnostics laboratory testing, available Monday through Friday, 9am-2pm. Patients can have lab work drawn at QuikMed with samples sent to Quest Diagnostics for processing.
• Urgent Care Management Services Management services for hospital-based urgent care centers, including day-to-day operations management, staffing, and occupational health services. Currently managing Knox Community Hospital's urgent care center in Mount Vernon, Ohio (approximately 90 patients per day), with KCH retaining ownership and billing under its own brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• Patients seen in fraction of time compared to hospital ER (average 2-hour ER wait eliminated)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Knox Community HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 January 2026QuikMed Urgent Care entered into a management services agreement with Knox Community Hospital (KCH) to manage day-to-day operations of KCH's urgent care center on Coshocton Avenue in Mount Vernon, Ohio, effective January 5. KCH retains ownership and continues to bill under the KCH brand. This partnership was formed after KCH's internal recruitment efforts for a qualified medical director failed. Current urgent care and occupational health staff will become employees of QuickMed. Average patient volume at the KCH urgent care center is approximately 90 people per day.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WellNow Urgent Care: One of the largest urgent care chains in New York State with walk-in clinics across upstate and western NY, including markets near Watertown. Directly comparable walk-in urgent care model with similar acute-care service menus, employer/occupational health offerings, and self-pay pricing.
• GoHealth Urgent Care: Large multi-state urgent care operator with co-located and joint-venture locations, including a strong presence in the Northeast. Directly comparable on walk-in urgent care model, scope of services, and increasingly on hospital-system JV/management partnerships.
• AFC Urgent Care: National franchise model of independently-owned urgent care centers offering walk-in care, physicals, lab work, and occupational health. Closely comparable to QuikMed on services, walk-in access, and clinician-led ownership structure.
• Patient First: Physician-led urgent and primary care chain operating walk-in centers with extended hours, on-site labs and X-ray. Comparable on the no-appointment urgent care model, broad acute-care menu, and self-pay options.

Broad incumbents

• CVS MinuteClinic: Retail-clinic urgent care inside CVS pharmacies offering walk-in treatment for minor illnesses, vaccinations, and physicals. Overlaps with QuikMed on acute-care visits and physicals but operates inside pharmacy storefronts rather than standalone clinics.
• CareNow Urgent Care: Hospital-affiliated urgent care network (HCA Healthcare) offering walk-in care, occupational health, and physicals. Comparable on services and on the hospital-system affiliated model that connects to QuikMed's KCH management services approach.
• NextCare Urgent Care: Multi-state urgent care chain with walk-in clinics providing acute care, physicals, vaccinations, and occupational health. Comparable on the broad urgent care service menu and self-pay / insured pricing structure.
• MedExpress Urgent Care: National urgent care chain (now part of Optum) offering walk-in acute care, occupational health, and employer services. Comparable on services and on the integration with broader healthcare/insurance networks that QuikMed lacks.

Emerging players

• ZoomCare: Multi-site urgent and primary care operator combining in-person clinics with a strong telemedicine/virtual visit offering. Comparable on the integration of walk-in care, physicals, and virtual visits under one brand.

Regional players

• Samaritan Medical Center: Watertown, NY-based regional hospital system and QuikMed's most direct local competitor for acute care and after-hours services. Comparable as the dominant local provider whose ER wait times and pricing QuikMed's value proposition is explicitly built around.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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