Urgent Care Franchise Opens Two Locations in San Diego

The country's only for-profit national urgent care franchise has opened two offices in San Diego County since November 2010. The company, Doctors Express, provides another option for patients who are sick or injured but do not need to visit a hospital emergency department. San Diego has a number of other urgent care centers, most of which are run by large medical groups.

• "Franchise Jumps on Growing Demand for Urgent Care Centers" (Lavelle, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/1).