Physician-led urgent care center supports violence prevention in Chicago

A trio of physicians opened the first black-owned urgent care and occupational therapy center on Chicago’s South Side, and they are reinvesting some of the profits into a program that addresses non-medical determinants of health, according to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times.

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The Premier Health Urgent Care and OCC-Health Center reinvests a percentage of profits into an organization created by the urgent care center’s co-founders, Project Outreach and Prevention. POP helps prevent youth violence, promotes healthy lifestyle choices and connects people to career opportunities.

The urgent care center opened in Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood in October. It was founded by Reuben Rutland, MD, Michael McGee, MD, and Airron Richardson, MD.

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