UPMC and GoHealth Urgent Care have partnered to open 81 UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care centers in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

The new joint venture aims to expand access to medicine and on-demand care.

Todd Latz, chief executive officer of GoHealth, said, “By combining our on-demand care, operational expertise and experience, both in-center and virtually, with the long tradition of UPMC clinical excellence and deep understanding of the local health care landscape, we will make easy access to high-quality care a reality for many more people.”

The new UPMC-GoHealth partnership creates a digital and physical front door to connect patients to care within the network of UPMC physicians and specialists. It also brings more ambulatory services — such as primary care, women's health, orthopedics and radiology — closer to communities, according to a GoHealth release.

UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care centers provide care for non-life-threatening acute conditions, including flu, fever, earaches, insect bites, sprains, simple fractures and cuts requiring stitches.

The centers are in-network with most major insurance, including UPMC Health Plan, Highmark, Geisinger, Medicare and Medicaid, and provide self-pay options, the release said.

“The UPMC mission is to serve our communities with outstanding patient care, which is why we are pleased to partner with GoHealth,” said Dr. Donald M. Yealy, chief medical officer and chair of emergency medicine at UPMC, in the release. “UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care will allow us to serve you even better with convenient, flexible access to high-quality health care when and where you need it, all while maintaining a seamless connection to UPMC.”

In Pennsylvania, the UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care network incorporates former MedExpress, UPMC Urgent Care and UPMC Express Care locations. In West Virginia, all former MedExpress locations are now UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care centers.

For locations, hours and more information, visit www.gohealthuc.com/upmc.