(Anderson, S.C. – March 17, 2025) – AnMed and Urgent Care Group are pleased to announce the formation of a newly established joint venture, AnMed Urgent Care, aimed at enhancing access to convenient, compassionate and cost-effective health care services in South Carolina.
AnMed Urgent Care centers will offer on-demand care from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days per week. Each location will be fully equipped with onsite X-ray imaging, lab services, COVID-19 testing, and illness and injury care.
"Partnering with Urgent Care Group will allow us to immediately improve patient access to urgent care services through expanded hours and staffing," said AnMed CEO William Kenley. "We will soon provide more convenience to residents of Anderson County and beyond with new locations we are adding to our network."
"Urgent Care Group looks forward to collaborating with AnMed to provide convenient and affordable urgent care services to South Carolina, seven days per week," said Matt Kossman, Urgent Care Group COO. "We are pleased to expand the delivery of high-quality urgent care to South Carolina."
MEDcare Urgent Care Anderson, located at 801 N. Fant Street in Anderson, has closed and reopened as AnMed Urgent Care. This center is located across the street from the Emergency Department at AnMed Medical Center. This prime location provides convenient access for residents seeking fast, efficient and affordable care for non-emergent medical needs. The AnMed CareConnect location at 600 N. Fant Street in Anderson has relocated to 801 N. Fant Street, though AnMed Radiology and Laboratory Services continue to provide care at 600 N. Fant Street.
The AnMed CareConnect location at 885 Tiger Boulevard in Clemson will close and reopen as AnMed Urgent Care this spring, adding hours and expanding access to high-quality urgent care services for the Clemson community.
Both locations are designed to deliver patient-centered, on-demand care, offering treatment for minor injuries and illnesses, diagnostic testing, and other urgent care services.
To learn more and stay up to date as new locations are announced, visit AnMedUrgentCare.com.
AnMed Radiology and Laboratory Services continue to provide care at the former AnMed CareConnect location at 600 North Fant Street.
About AnMed
Founded in 1908, AnMed is an independent, not-for-profit health system serving Upstate South Carolina and northeast Georgia. It is licensed for 648 beds and anchored by AnMed Medical Center, a 495-bed acute-care hospital that's earned the prestigious Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2012. Also included are a heart and vascular center, a maternity center and a comprehensive cancer center. The AnMed Piedmont campus opening in 2025 is among new locations for the growing system. AnMed Rehabilitation Hospital, AnMed Cannon and more than 60 physician practices are also among service sites spread throughout the region. The system has 620 physicians on medical staff and about 3,600 employees. It is Anderson County's largest private employer. Guided by core values of compassion, innovation, integrity, accountability and collaboration, AnMed was named one of the nation's "Great Community Hospitals" by Becker's Hospital Review. It is one of three systems in the nation to earn the 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award from the American Hospital Association. Learn more at AnMed.org.
About Urgent Care Group
Urgent Care Group's (UCG) Mission is to provide fast, friendly, and affordable health care in every community. Based in Nashville, UCG was founded in 2017 to create the leading urgent care company. Urgent Care Group partners with premier health systems and excellent providers committed to expanding access to high-quality health care. The UCG network provided care for more than 900,000 patients in the last year.
With the addition of the AnMed partnership, the UCG network includes more than 55 centers operating as six brands: AnMed Urgent Care in South Carolina, Covenant Health Urgent Care in East Tennessee, Health Choice Urgent Care in partnership with Northside Hospital in Georgia, Medac Urgent Care in North Carolina, MEDcare Urgent Care in South Carolina, and Total Access Urgent Care in Missouri. For more information, visit UrgentCareGroup.com.
