Richard Watson has opened his own urgent care network: Emerge MedStaffing.

The creation of Emerge MedStaffing and its subsequent urgent care network, Emerge Quick Care, represents a significant accomplishment in modern healthcare delivery. Bro. Richard Watson, with experience in emergency medicine and healthcare administration, recognized the pressing need for efficient, patient-centered urgent care during the tough times of the pandemic. Addressing the map left by the mass resignation among primary care doctors, Emerge Quick Care was established to alleviate the overwhelming pressure on emergency departments. Emerge Quick Care positions itself to provide rapid, high-quality medical attention, particularly benefitting underserved black and brown communities. With plans to expand into areas like Laurelton, Queens, New York, and states like Georgia and Maryland, Emerge MedStaffing is here to make a lasting and transformative impact on the healthcare landscape.

Background

Richard Waston was born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in East New York, Brooklyn and Uniondale Long Island. He became a part of the Pi Beta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha in  Spring of 1992. Brother Watson graduated from Binghamton University in 1994 where he was the cofounder of the Charles Drew Premedical Society. He attended Howard University College of Medicine from 1994 to 1998, where he graduated with honors and the top 20 in the class. Brother Watson did his residency at the University of Chicago, where he became the first black chief resident. He currently lives in Chicago Illinois where for the past 21 years he has been a practicing physician, with emergency medicine is his specialty. He have served as the chairman of Emergency medicine for several hospital systems in the Chicago area.