Pediatric Urgent Care

What Pediatric Urgent Care does

Pediatric Urgent Care Inc. is a privately held, physician-owned pediatric healthcare clinic network operating in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2012 as one of the first pediatric-specific urgent care centers in the GTA, the company operates three physical clinics located in Toronto (Dixon Rd), Mississauga (Duke of York Blvd and Absolute Ave), and Oakville (Postmaster Dr), with extended hours seven days a week including late evenings. The core offering is walk-in urgent care for non-life-threatening pediatric conditions (birth to 18 years), supplemented by scheduled primary care pediatrics and a broad specialty services catalogue spanning cardiology, allergy, asthma, immunization, travel medicine, nutrition, occupational and speech therapy, child psychiatry and psychology, autism assessment, and alternative medicine modalities including naturopathy, homeopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and chiropody.

The underlying technology stack centers on an OHIP-covered pediatric telemedicine portal (powered by Alembico) that delivers virtual consultations with pediatricians and sub-specialists via any smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop device, paired with online appointment booking through the Jane App platform and an e-referral system (CognisantMD Ocean). A separate PUC Block Fee Patient Portal provides subscription access to uninsured services, and a dedicated online shop sells transactional uninsured items such as sick notes, medical records, disability tax credit forms, and the Pre-encounter Rapid Respiratory Panel.

The business model is anchored on Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) billings for insured medical services — the dominant revenue stream — augmented by a Block Fee subscription program offering access to uninsured services for a predetermined fee, and a fee-for-service layer for non-OHIP items priced between $30 and $240 CAD. The clinic accepts walk-ins for urgent care with most visits completed in 30 to 45 minutes, and serves a diversified customer base across general urgent care, primary care, chronic-condition management, and mental/developmental health. Ownership is physician/founder-held with no disclosed external private equity, venture capital, or institutional investors, and growth has been entirely organic across the GTA footprint.

Name

Pediatric Urgent Care

Legal name

Pediatric Urgent Care Inc.

Website

https://pediatricurgentcare.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pediatric Urgent Care Inc. is a physician-owned network operating three walk-in pediatric clinics plus telemedicine across the Greater Toronto Area, serving children from birth to 18 with urgent care, primary care, and 15+ specialty services under OHIP and uninsured billing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Urgent Care Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Urgent Care Telehealth Platforms (HLALAJAE), Pediatric Urgent Care & After-Hours Clinics (HLAFAJAI), Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF)

Keywords

• Pediatric urgent care
• Pediatric primary care
• Pediatric specialty clinics
• Pediatric telemedicine
• Walk-in pediatric clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Mississauga

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. OHIP-Insured Medical Services: Core revenue from insured medical services covered by Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) for residents with valid Ontario health cards.
2. Block Fee Program: Optional subscription-style program where patients pay a predetermined fee for access to multiple uninsured services over a set period. Services include unlimited prescription refills, online access to medical records, and discounted travel health services.
3. Uninsured Services: Fee-for-service model for non-OHIP-covered services including uninsured consultations ($240), sick notes ($30), medical records ($75-$100), prescription refills, and administrative services.
4. Virtual Care (Non-OHIP): Telemedicine services for patients without OHIP coverage at $180 for 2 online visits (initial and follow-up).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pediatric Urgent Care operates three walk-in pediatric clinics in the Greater Toronto Area (Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville) providing after-hours urgent care for non-life-threatening conditions in children from birth to 18 years, alongside comprehensive primary care, specialty clinics (allergy, asthma, cardiology, psychiatry, psychology, autism, development), telemedicine, and alternative/integrative medicine services, most of which are covered by OHIP.

Product overview

Pediatric Urgent Care™ is a multi-location pediatric healthcare clinic network operating three facilities in the Greater Toronto Area (Toronto, Mississauga, and Oakville). The core offering combines Pediatric Urgent Care™ walk-in clinics (fast-track care for non-emergency urgent conditions) with Primary Care Pediatrics for routine check-ups and wellness visits. The clinic provides comprehensive specialty services including Pediatric Cardiology, Allergy, and Asthma clinics, along with mental health services through the Child Clinical Psychology Centre, Child Psychiatry Clinic, and Autism Care Specialists. Additional services span the Child Development Center (occupational, speech, and behavioral therapy), Immunization and Travel clinics, Pediatric Nutrition & Feeding Disorders Clinic, and alternative medicine services including Pediatric Homeopathy, Naturopathy, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. The Pediatric Integrative Medicine program coordinates conventional and complementary therapies. Telemedicine/virtual care is offered through a separate platform, and a Block Fee Patient Portal provides subscription access to uninsured services. An online shop sells individual uninsured medical services. The clinic treats children from birth to 18 years of age, operates 7 days a week with late hours, and accepts walk-ins without appointments for urgent care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PUC Block Fee Patient Portal: Online portal for block fee subscribers providing access to uninsured services, test results, and medical records.
• Child Clinical Psychology Centre
• Autism Care Specialists
• PIM Wellness Centre
• Pediatric Telemedicine

Products and services

• Pediatric Urgent Care Clinics Walk-in urgent care clinic for non-life-threatening pediatric emergencies providing fast-track medical care for children from birth to 18 years without appointments. Treats allergic reactions, asthma, respiratory difficulties, infections, and minor traumas with on-site X-ray and nearby lab tests.
• Primary Care (Routine Care) Pediatrics

Quantifiable outcome

• Most parents complete visits in 30-45 minutes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Tia Health: Canadian telehealth marketplace that includes pediatric consultations. Comparable virtual visit delivery model and the same OHIP-billable framework in Ontario, representing adjacent competition for tele-pediatric demand.
• Maple: Canadian virtual care platform offering 24/7 access to physicians, including pediatricians. Overlaps with Pediatric Urgent Care's OHIP-covered telemedicine offering and competes for low-acuity pediatric virtual visits.

Direct peers

• KixCare: Canadian pediatric telehealth platform providing virtual pediatric care across multiple provinces. Direct overlap with Pediatric Urgent Care's telemedicine offering and broader Ontario/Canadian pediatric patient base.
• PM Pediatrics: United States' leading pediatric-specific urgent care chain; the closest international analog to Pediatric Urgent Care's walk-in, pediatrician-staffed, pediatric-only urgent care model. Operates a multi-site network with similar extended hours and a broad pediatric sub-specialty footprint.
• Monarch House: Canadian provider of pediatric autism, developmental, and mental health services across multiple locations. Directly comparable to Pediatric Urgent Care's Child Clinical Psychology Centre, Autism Care Specialists, and developmental therapy sub-brands in the Ontario market.
• Kids Health First: Multi-site pediatric primary and specialty care provider in the Greater Toronto Area. Directly comparable to Pediatric Urgent Care on pediatric services portfolio, patient demographic, and GTA geography.

Regional players

• Urgent Care for Kids: U.S.-based pediatric urgent care network operating in Texas with the same pediatric-only, walk-in, extended-hours positioning. Useful as a regional analog for clinic-level operating model, though not in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids): Toronto-based academic pediatric hospital serving as the regional center for complex pediatric care. Although primarily inpatient, it anchors pediatric specialty referrals and competes for high-acuity pediatric volume in the same GTA market.
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA): Large U.S. pediatric health system combining urgent care, primary care, and specialty services. Useful as a benchmark for the integrated pediatric urgent + specialty model that Pediatric Urgent Care is building, though at vastly larger scale.
• TELUS Health MyCare: Canadian virtual care app powered by a major telecom, providing physician consultations including pediatric care. Comparable OHIP-billable virtual visit model with broader geographic reach across Canada.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pediatricurgentcare

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Urgent Care