FEBRUARY 10, 2021 – American Family Care (AFC), the largest provider of urgent care in the country with more than 220 centers, is pleased to announce the opening of a new urgent care facility in Hallandale Beach. Providing high-quality health care to surrounding residents as well as businesses will create more than a dozen new local jobs. The newest location at 2501 E. Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Hallandale Beach, Fla., is now open for patients.

 

 

Supporting public health is the premise of any health care facility, yet providing customers with the top of the line and the newest state-of-the-art equipment is what Hallandale Beach’s AFC is looking to contribute. COVID-19 has been brutal upon many in recent times, with an easy spread and little information. The new location will bring to the market one of the most accurate and reliable COVID-19 rapid tests: ID-NOW™. This technology for rapid and accurate testing – 95.0 percent sensitivity and 97.9 percent specificity – will alleviate many false-negative test results, and 5-to-15 minute wait times for results will offset other tests with results that can linger up to a week or longer. 

 

"Through the ardent work of bringing health to a community, I am so humbled to open this first location of American Family Care in Hallandale Beach to provide urgent and primary healthcare to an underserved market," said AFC Hallandale Beach’s Chief Executive Officer, Antonia Boada de Tineo, MD. "I am excited to bring state-of-the-art equipment available through urgent and primary care treatment that will provide relief to many members of the surrounding community in these trying times."

 

 

All AFC clinics are designed, equipped, and staffed to provide accessible primary care, urgent care, and minor emergency treatment. Each clinic features a high-tech approach, including digital x-rays, on-site lab testing, state-of-the-art diagnostics, and electronic medical records. "Our A.F.C. Urgent Care will feature a full suite of occupational medicine and workers’ compensation services," said A.F.C. Hallandale Beach’s Business Development Manager, Aris Garcia de Tineo, M.S. "These services include OSHA-mandated medical surveillance exams, D.O.T. and non-D.O.T. drug screens and physicals, and breath alcohol tests, among many other services, available in-person or virtually through telehealth apps."

 

Under the supervision of Dr. Ronaldo Calonje, a Board-Certified Diplomate in Family Medicine, Fellowship-Trained in Sports Medicine, and an Urgent Care Specialist for nearly two decades, the Hallandale A.F.C. location will be open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with no appointment is needed. Most major insurance plans and Medicare/Medicaid will be accepted, with self-pay rates available as well. 

 

During these uncertain times, the A.F.C. Urgent Care Hallandale Beach family finds comfort in the quote, "Information is the resolution of uncertainty." St. Jude – A non-profit organization near and dear to A.F.C. Urgent Care of Hallandale Beach, which is helping to provide life-saving information, is St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Leading the way the world understands, treats, and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases to the youth, St. Jude ensures that no child is denied treatment based on race, religion, or a family’s ability to pay. To aid in this mission, A.F.C. Urgent Care Hallandale Beach will be donating a percentage of our first month’s proceeds to St. Jude. If you would like to learn more about St. Jude or donate directly, please visit our fundraising page: http://events.stjude.org/afcurgentcarehallandalebeach 

 

About American Family Care:

Founded by Dr. Bruce Irwin with a single location in 1982, American Family Care has pioneered the concept of convenient, patient-centric healthcare. Today, with more than 200 clinics and 600 in-network physicians caring for nearly 3 million patients a year, A.F.C. is the nation’s leading provider of urgent care, accessible primary care, and occupational medicine. Ranked by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., A.F.C.’s stated mission is to provide the best healthcare possible, in a kind and caring environment, while respecting the rights of all patients, in an economical manner, at times and locations convenient to the patient. For more information, visit http://www.AmericanFamilyCare.com.