AFC Doctors Express Urgent Care Celebrates First Year Serving Burlington

BURLINGTON, Mass.—November 19, 2015— Today AFC Doctors Express announced its first anniversary expanding access to quality health care for residents in Burlington and neighboring communities such as Bedford, Lexington, Woburn and Billerica. The Burlington urgent care center, which has served approximately 10,000 patients since its opening, is one of 12 clinics in the AFC Doctors Express Massachusetts network. As one of the largest urgent care organizations in the United States, AFC Doctors Express is staffed by board certified physicians and has earned exceptionally high patient satisfaction by providing quality care in a convenient, lower-cost setting.

“We are thrilled to reach this milestone and celebrate our first year as part of the Burlington community,” said Dave Adams, President of the independently-owned AFC Doctors Express Burlington. “We see patients of all ages and are particularly popular among young families looking for convenient, accessible and lower-cost health care. With people being increasingly busy they want to be seen right away and not wait for hours in busy emergency departments.”

Located at 90 Middlesex Turnpike, AFC Doctors Express offers urgent care seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. No appointments or referrals are necessary and most major insurance is accepted including Medicare and certain MassHealth plans. The average co-pay is $22, which is 1/5 the amount of an average emergency room co-pay. The average patient has a wait time of seven minutes and is seen by a physician and treated in less than 38 minutes. On-site services such as an X-ray, sutures, and lab work are available for non-critical conditions like strep throat, sprains, strains, lacerations and the flu.

“We take pride in the high level of medical care we provide patients as well as the quality of the AFC Doctors Express experience,” said Dr. Kristina Orio, medical director of AFC Doctors Express Burlington.

AFC Doctors Express Burlington actively engages with local business leaders and supports community groups including: Burlington Recreation Department, Burlington High School Football, Burlington Education Foundation, Francis Wyman Elementary School, Memorial Elementary School and the Burlington Council on Aging.

“We are happy to have AFC Doctors Express Burlington in our community,” said Burlington Chamber of Commerce President Rick Parker. “They provide another great option for convenient, high quality, local health care.”

About AFC Doctors Express:

Starting with a single location in Hoover, Alabama in 1982, American Family Care (AFC) has pioneered the concept of non-emergency room urgent care. With its 2013 acquisition of the Doctors Express franchise, AFC is the nation’s leading provider of urgent care and accessible primary care, with more than 150 clinics and 500 in-network physicians caring for more than 2 million patients a year. Ranked by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S., AFC’s stated mission is to provide the best healthcare possible, in a kind and caring environment, while respecting the rights of all patients, in an economical manner, at times and locations convenient to the patient. For more information, visit www.DoctorsExpress.com.

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