Newest center is Company's 28th in Pennsylvania, second in Lancaster

MedExpress Urgent Care, Pennsylvania's patient-centered urgent care provider, opened its newest center today in Lancaster. With the opening of the new center, MedExpress now operates 28 centers throughout Pennsylvania and more than 50 centers nationwide. This is the second MedExpress location in Lancaster; its Manheim Township center opened earlier this year.

MedExpress Urgent Care is a full-service, walk-in health care center, offering treatment for everyday illness and injury to people of all ages. There is always a physician on duty, supported by a full medical team. MedExpress is dedicated to providing patients with the highest level of quality health care in a comfortable environment.

"At MedExpress, we are committed to exceeding patient expectations," said MedExpress CEO Frank Alderman, MD. "We do this by delivering timely, affordable, high-quality urgent care at all of our centers. We are truly excited about being able to treat more patients within the Lancaster community and look forward to offering each and every patient great care."

The Lancaster MedExpress, at 4 Rohrerstown Road, will be open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. MedExpress Urgent Care employs more than 700 people in Pennsylvania and last year treated more than 400,000 people in the state.

In addition to the two Lancaster locations, MedExpress operates centers in Altoona, Belle Vernon, Bloomfield, Brentwood, Butler, Center Township, Chambersburg, Greensburg, Johnstown, Mars, Meadville, Millcreek Township, Monroeville, Moon Township, Muhlenberg Township, Murrysville, North Huntingdon, O'Hara Township, Pleasant Hills, Ross Township, Scott Township, State College, Tarentum, Uniontown, Upper St. Clair and Washington. Several more centers are planned for 2011.