UCI Medical Affiliates Inc. Opens New Doctors Care Center in Florence

January 30, 2008

FLORENCE, SC – January 29, 2008 – Doctors Care is pleased to announce the opening of its first healthcare center in Florence, located at 2410 Hoffmeyer Road. There are currently 14 centers in the Midlands, but this is the first center in the Pee Dee area. The new center opened January 23, 2008. A second center at 2200 South Irby Street is scheduled to open soon.

Dr.Thomas Gibbons, the Midlands and Pee Dee Regional Medical Director for Doctors Care said, “Doctors Care is excited to provide convenient urgent care, family care and occupational medicine, with or without an appointment to the Florence community. The new Hoffmeyer Center features include a trauma room, x-ray equipment and an on-site lab, as well as equipment for breath alcohol testing and drug screenings.”

The staff includes board-certified physician, Dr. Johnny Trogdon, from Darlington, SC. Trogdon practiced at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Pee Dee Family Practice, Conway Medical Center and Carolinas Hospital System prior to joining the Doctors Care Hoffmeyer Center.

The new Hoffmeyer location will be open seven days a week, including most holidays. Services include routine check-ups, care for minor emergencies, and family health services including vaccinations and primary care. Call 843-662-8182 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Additional Information:
Doctors Care is a division of UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc. UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc. (UCI) is a Delaware corporation incorporated on August 25, 1982. Operating through its wholly-owned subsidiary, UCI Medical Affiliates of South Carolina, Inc. (UCI-SC), UCI provides non-medical management and administrative services for a network of 60 freestanding medical centers, 59 of which are located throughout South Carolina and one is located in Knoxville, Tennessee (38 operating as Doctors Care in South Carolina, one as Doctors Care in Knoxville, Tennessee, 18 as Progressive Physical Therapy Services in South Carolina, one as Luberoff Pediatrics in South Carolina, one as Carolina Orthopedic & Sports Medicine in South Carolina, and one as Doctors Wellness Center).