Ascension Via Christi

Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan announced today it has acquired the assets of K+STAT Urgent Care and will take over its operations on Friday, November 1, 2024. K+STAT will open at noon on November 1st, to complete technology and operational transfers.

Bob Copple, President of Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, said, “This acquisition is critical to Via Christi’s
commitment to expanding healthcare options in Manhattan and keeping care close to home for those in
the community.”

For 15 years, K+STAT has been a trusted urgent care provider in Manhattan with a reputation for providing high-quality care for everyone who comes through its doors. K+STAT is staffed with family practice physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners with many years of emergency and urgent care experience. All of K+STAT’s current staff were offered the opportunity of continued employment with Via Christi.

Dr. Douglas Hinkin, physician with K+STAT, said, “We are excited to join our urgent care practice with Via
Christi Manhattan and to embrace its commitment to deliver compassionate, personalized care to all —
close to home, right here in our community. Our patients can expect to continue to receive the same
high-standard, primary care-based medicine we have provided the community for 15 years.”

K+STAT will still operate under its current name and at its current location as an urgent care facility of Via
Christi Hospital in Manhattan. Its website and digital properties will be folded into the Via Christi
Manhattan website when the purchase is complete.

K+STAT joins Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, which recently achieved a 4-star rating in the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospital Quality Star Ratings, was one of 350 hospitals nationwide to
receive a 5-star rating for cleanliness, and was recently selected one of America’s Best-in-State
Hospitals 2025 by Newsweek and Statista.