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.
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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