WHEN SCHARUKH JALISI, MD, A VETERAN HEAD AND NECK SURGEON
AT BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER, TOOK HIS SON TO A LOCAL EMERGENCY
ROOM FOR TREATMENT OF A BROKEN ARM, HE WAS STRUCK NOT ONLY
BY THE $6,000 PRICE TAG BUT BY THE INHERENT INEFFICIENCY OF THE
SYSTEM THAT PROVIDED HIS SON'S CARE. HE WAS CONVINCED THAT
THERE HAD TO BE A MORE EFFICIENT AND COST•EFFECTIVE WAY TO
PROVIDE THAT CARE, SO HE STARTED TO RESEARCH WHY A HOSPITAL
VISIT FOR A SIMPLE FRACTURE COULD COST SO MUCH MONEY.
Scharukh Jalisi, MD, opened the Watertown
location of AFC in 2013. His Arlington location
opens later this summer.
BEFORE LONG, HE lea rned that it was
possible to provide the sa me qua lit y of
ca re at a fraction of the cost through
t he urgent ca re model. Moreover, he
discovered a business oppor tunity that
would a lter the path a nd trajector y of
his ca reer.
" I s t a r t e d ex plor i n g a lt er n at ive s
a nd recog nized the va lue of being pa r t
of a fra nchise urgent ca re operation,"
says Dr. Ja lisi, who in 2013, purchased
the rights to open a n A FC (A merica n
Fa mily Ca re) Urgent Ca re location in
Water town, Massachusetts.
"A s a f r a n c h i s e o w n e r, y o u a r e
invested in the communit y," Dr. Ja lisi
says. " Being pa r t of a net work brings
us va lue. Bra nd recog nition has va lue.
Ideal for Physicians
Seeking More Control
over Their Careers
AFC Urgent Care
Franchise Model
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