What AFC Urgent Care Torrance does

AFC Urgent Care Torrance is a franchise walk-in urgent care clinic operating under the American Family Care (AFC) brand. Its parent, American Family Care, LLC, is a privately held Alabama limited liability company founded in 1982 in Birmingham, Alabama, operating 400+ franchise clinics across 29 states and treating more than 4 million patients annually as of 2025. The company delivers on-site medical services via a standardized clinic operating model: physical retail storefronts equipped with X-ray machines and express laboratory testing capabilities, staffed by clinicians including board-certified physicians at many locations, serving walk-in patients without appointments during extended hours. The service portfolio spans urgent care, primary care, pediatric care, family care, vaccinations (flu, travel, Tdap, meningitis, COVID-19), physical exams (school/sports, immigration, wellness), STD testing, occupational health (DOT physicals, drug testing, workplace injuries, on-site flu clinics), and condition-specific treatments (allergies, bronchitis, strep throat, RSV, asthma, weight management, cardiovascular care). Technology is primarily conventional medical equipment; a Telecare telemedicine service operates at the majority of locations, and an online 'Save Your Spot' booking system is deployed as a digital front door. Revenue is generated on a per-visit basis from individual patients and families seeking walk-in acute and preventive care, plus secondary revenue from employer occupational health contracts; pricing is not publicly disclosed but positioned as a fraction of emergency room cost. Distribution is the franchise channel — independently owned and operated clinics under the AFC brand — supplemented by corporate website SEO, social media presence, and state-specific landing pages for patient acquisition.

Name

AFC Urgent Care Torrance

Legal name

American Family Care, LLC

Website

https://afcurgentcare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Torrance

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Service Fees: Revenue generated from walk-in urgent care medical visits, primary care services, occupational health services, and diagnostic testing. Services include urgent care, physical exams, vaccinations, STD testing, and workplace health services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AFC Urgent Care Torrance delivers walk-in, no-appointment medical care for non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries, supported by on-site X-ray and express laboratory diagnostics. The location also offers primary and family care, vaccinations, physical exams, STD testing, COVID-19 services, telemedicine (Telecare), and occupational health services for employers such as DOT physicals, drug testing, and workplace injury treatment. Care is delivered by clinicians and board-certified physicians at a fraction of typical ER cost.

Product overview

American Family Care (AFC Urgent Care) operates a network of urgent care centers across the United States, offering walk-in medical services as an alternative to hospital emergency rooms. The company provides a comprehensive range of healthcare services including urgent care, primary care, pediatric care, on-site diagnostic labs, X-rays, and COVID-19 testing/vaccinations. The service portfolio includes preventive care (vaccinations, physical exams, wellness checkups), occupational health services (DOT physicals, drug testing, workplace injuries), and telemedicine services (Telecare). AFC operates 400+ clinics across 29 states, treating over 4 million patients annually. The company positions itself as an accessible, affordable, and convenient healthcare option compared to traditional emergency room visits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urgent Care Walk-in urgent care services for non-life-threatening emergencies including accidents, injuries, colds, flu, broken bones, and burns, with on-site lab and X-ray equipment. Targeted at individual patients seeking immediate care without appointments.
• Pediatric Urgent Care Urgent care services staffed by clinicians experienced in treating pediatric conditions for children requiring immediate medical attention. Targeted at families and parents.
• Primary Care Primary care services delivering prompt medical care at lower cost than traditional primary care, available without appointments at AFC centers. Targeted at individual patients.
• Family Care Full-service family care including routine physicals, illness and injury treatment, with express lab services for diagnostic and screening needs. Targeted at families.
• On-Site Lab Testing Express lab services offering diagnostics and rapid test results without requiring visits to separate medical facilities. Targeted at walk-in patients.
• X-Rays On-site X-ray services for common urgent care diagnostics including pneumonia and fractures. Targeted at walk-in patients.
• COVID-19 Services Comprehensive COVID-19 services including antibody testing, rapid testing, swab testing, and walk-in vaccinations. Targeted at individual patients.
• STD Testing Confidential STD testing services available without appointments, with convenient hours for walk-in care. Targeted at individual patients.
• Vaccinations and Immunizations Immunization services including tetanus shots, flu shots, meningitis vaccine, and Tdap vaccines to protect against contagious diseases. Targeted at individual patients.
• Travel Medicine Vaccinations Travel vaccinations and immunizations offered on a walk-in basis, recommended about a month before travel. Targeted at traveling individuals.
• Flu Shots Annual flu shot vaccinations to protect against influenza virus. Targeted at individual patients.
• Physical Exams Comprehensive physical exam services including school/sports physicals, men's physicals, women's physicals, immigration physicals, and wellness physicals. Targeted at individual patients and families.
• Immigration Physicals Immigration physical examinations offered at many locations to provide required health care documentation. Targeted at immigration applicants.
• Seasonal Allergy Treatment Identification and treatment of seasonal allergy symptoms, with medical team help to identify allergies and reduce discomfort. Targeted at individual patients.
• Weight Management Weight management services and programs to help patients manage their weight. Targeted at individual patients.
• Telecare Telemedicine Virtual telemedicine services called Telecare offered at majority of locations for specific patient needs, providing safe and simple virtual care options. Targeted at individual patients.
• Occupational Health Services Employer-focused occupational health services including DOT physicals, drug testing, pre-employment physicals, workplace injuries treatment, and workplace wellness programs. Targeted at employers.
• DOT Physical Exams Department of Transportation physical examinations for commercial drivers, included in employer services. Targeted at employers and commercial drivers.
• Drug Testing Pre-employment and drug/alcohol screenings for employers in safety-sensitive industries. Targeted at employers.
• Pre-Employment Physicals Pre-employment physicals including alcohol/drug testing, hearing/vision/strength evaluation, and medical history review. Targeted at employers.
• Workplace Injuries Treatment Treatment for workplace injuries with workers' compensation process support, focusing on recovery and return-to-work. Targeted at employers and injured employees.
• On-Site Flu Clinic Workplace flu shot clinics established for businesses to efficiently vaccinate employees against influenza. Targeted at employers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced wait times compared to emergency rooms (ER average 1-2 hours vs. urgent care typically much lower)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CityMD / Summit Health: CityMD (now part of Summit Health, owned by VillageMD/Walgreens) operates one of the largest urgent care networks in the U.S. with walk-in clinics offering similar services — X-ray, labs, occupational health, and primary care — directly comparable to AFC's core offering.
• Concentra: Concentra (owned by Select Medical) is a national urgent care and occupational health provider with hundreds of clinics offering walk-in care, employer services, and on-site diagnostics — directly overlapping AFC's service portfolio and franchise-clinic model.
• GoHealth Urgent Care: GoHealth Urgent Care operates a multi-state network of walk-in clinics inside or near retail locations, offering comparable urgent care, X-ray, and lab services with similar joint-venture/partnership growth strategies to AFC's franchise model.
• Patient First: Patient First operates walk-in urgent care and primary care centers across the mid-Atlantic and other states with on-site labs, X-rays, and physician staffing — a closely matched direct competitor to AFC in operating model and service scope.
• NextCare Urgent Care: NextCare operates a multi-state network of urgent care clinics offering walk-in medical care, occupational health, lab, and X-ray services — comparable in scope and customer base to AFC's franchise network.
• MedExpress (Optum): MedExpress, owned by Optum (UnitedHealth Group), is a national urgent care chain offering walk-in care, X-ray, labs, and occupational health — directly competing with AFC on similar in-person services and employer contracts.

Broad incumbents

• CVS MinuteClinic: CVS MinuteClinic operates thousands of in-store retail clinics offering walk-in care, vaccinations, and basic urgent care services; a much larger incumbent competitor with greater capital, pharmacy integration, and brand reach than AFC.

Emerging players

• Carbon Health: Carbon Health operates a hybrid urgent care and primary care network combining physical clinics with a strong telehealth platform — an emerging player directly competing with AFC's walk-in model while pushing the virtual-care boundary AFC's Telecare service is entering.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AFCinc
• Facebookfacebook.com/AFCcorporate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afc-urgent-care
• Instagraminstagram.com/american_family_care

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Investors

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Investments

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