MedExpress acquired by Optum
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Walk-in medical care provider MedExpress was acquired by health services company Optum. Terms of the sale were not disclosed, according to media reports.
MedExpress will retain its administrative offices in Canonsburg and Morgantown, W.Va., said company spokeswoman Kelly Sorice.
Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Optum announced the sale earlier this month. It is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation’s largest health insurer.
MedExpress operates 141 neighborhood medical centers in 11 states, with plans to open 25 to 30 additional centers this year. The company was founded in Morgantown in 2001.
MedExpress CEO Frank Alderman said the new partnership will help MedExpress focus on improving the health of the communities it serves.