Investing in low cost medical clinics

October 6, 2006 5:29 AM

How can I invest in low-cost medical clinics like RediClinic, CheckUps and Take Care? These are clinics that are inside drugstores and Wal-Mart and Target. I've visited their websites and searched in Google but they do not seem to be listed on any stock exchanges.
posted by toreo to Work & Money (3 answers total)

RediClinic's parent company, Interfit, is privately owned - you can't buy stock. For the other outfits: check if they have corporate owners, and if those owners are publically traded.

This article mentions another firm doing the same sort of business.
posted by unmake at 5:49 AM on October 6, 2006

If you haven't already, try checking pinksheets.com to see if they are listed as over-the-counter securities (i.e., companies that do not meet the financial qualifications to be traded on formal exchanges like NYSE.)
posted by zembla3 at 6:35 AM on October 6, 2006

I know that Minute Clinic was just bought by CVS, which is a public company.
posted by Biblio at 6:38 AM on October 6, 2006